Lesson 1 Why Are Coasts Important

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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