The Coast/Coastal Plains and Atlantic Ocean

a sandy strip of land offshore that protects the mainland.

• dune
• barrier island
• continental shelf

a place where an ocean meets the land.

• sandbar
• reef
• coast

a gently sloping area of land at the ocean bottom, near the shore.

• continental shelf
• reef
• dune

a mound of sand formed by wind and moving water.

• reef
• dune
• sandbar

a rock ridge on the ocean bottom.

• reef
• barrier island
• coast

a long ridge of sand in shallow water, usually close to a beach.

• coast
• reef
• sandbar

A loggerhead sea turtle uses both the coastal and ocean habitats.

• True
• False

Sea Oats help sand dunes stay in place.

• True
• False

The coastal plains is NOT a great place to farm crops like cotton.

• True
• False

There are 10 barrier island.

• True
• False