lesson 1 why are coasts important
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Coasts. Lesson 1How do we you the coast?
Why is it important?
Learning Objectives
• To understand what a coast is.• Know who uses the coast• Be able to explain why the coast is
important.
What is a Coast?
• In pairs write your own definition of Coast.
the land next to or close to the sea. Cambridge dictionary
The UK Coast
• The UK coast line is 12,430km long
• The coast is owned by various different people.
• But not the sea. The government owns the sea up to 12 miles out
Introduction to Year 8 Coasts.wmv
Coastal Users
Who uses the coast?
1. Label any users of the coast you can see in the pictures.
2.Create a key to group the users. For example: Fishing ships and container ships could
be grouped as industry
3. Complete the Conflict matrix
Newquay
Plymouth
What groups did you find?
Why are coast important?
Plymouth
• Settlement– Coastal setting
• Defence• Research
– Marine research
• Sport– Yacht racing (Mount Batten Centre)
• Ferry port– Access to Europe
• Leisure– Many marinas.
• Industry: – Fishing– Ship repair: Badcock marine: 13,500 people. The
biggest ship repair in Europe– Trade
Padstow
• Transport- Ferry to Rock• Tourism• Fishing- local restaurants• Settlement
Barcelona• Tourism• Trade• Industry• Historic settlement• Lifestyle
Sydney
• Trade• Transport• Recreation• Lifestyle• Historic • Tourism
Why are coast important?
Create a title page using the information you have seen to show why coasts are important.
Use two pages.
Make it colourful!
Finish for homework!
• What are the top 2 facts you have learnt today?
• What’s 1 question you want to ask about today’s lesson
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