Notes

• Waves

What are waves?

How do waves form?

What is wave refraction?

• Coastal Erosion

Erosion of a cliff

Bays and headlands

Erosion of a headland

• Coastal Transportation

Up and down the beach

Longshore drift

• Coastal Deposition

Depositional landforms

• Sea- Level Change

Glaciations

De-glaciations

Isostatic readjustment

Tectonic forces

Formation caused by sea-level changes

Sea- level changes in the future

• The Sea and Us

Resources in the Mediterranean

Pollution

• Coastal Protection

Protection of the coastline

• Coastal Management

Management of coastal areas

Malta’s strategic actions for the protection and management of its coastal zones

Marine Conservation Areas in Malta