Why is resources important to Guyana?
Guyana’s most important mineral resources are the extensive bauxite deposits between the Demerara and Berbice rivers that contribute to making the country one of the world’s largest producers of bauxite.
Why the low coastal plain is important for agriculture?
Only the coastal plain, comprising about 5 percent of the country’s land area, was suitable for cultivation of crops. Much of this fertile area lay more than one meter below the high-tide level of the sea and had to be protected by a system of dikes and dams, making agricultural expansion expensive and difficult.
What are the two types of coastlines?
Coastlines where the geology alternates between strata (or bands) of hard rock and soft rock are called discordant coastlines. A concordant coastline has the same type of rock along its length. Concordant coastlines tend to have fewer bays and headlands.
What are the components of coastal zone?
DEFINITION OF THE COASTAL ZONE A general workable definition is: the part of the land affected by its proximity to the sea, and that part of the sea affected by its proximity to the land as the extent to which man’s land-based activities have a measurable influence on water chemistry and marine ecology.
What are the three types of coastal landforms?
Coastal Landform Types
- Delta Landforms.
- Estuary Landforms.
- Lakeshore Landforms.
- Rocky Coast Landforms.
- Sandy Coast Landforms.
- Tropical Coast Landforms.
What are the 4 types of coastal transportation?
Traction – large pebbles and boulders are rolled along the seafloor. Saltation – beach material is bounced along the seafloor. Suspension – beach material is suspended and carried by the waves. Solution – material is dissolved and carried by the water.
What are natural coastal processes?
The results of actions and interactions of these natural forces on the shoreline and near-shore seabed are called coastal processes. These include erosion and deposition, movement of dunes, longshore drift, and the effects of storms on the coastline.