Given the trend and location of the 40-foot elevation contour, if you were walking along the water’s edge, how would you characterize the topography and relief of the coastline? Steep? Gentle relief?
Use Figure 23.3 to do the following work and answer the question.
What will be an ideal response?
The immediate coast is a wave-cut platform, or terrace, as noted by the 40-foot contour line marking a steep cliff close to the shore.
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