Sand dunes and people

Name this landform.

• sand dune
• delta
• desert
• mountain

What is necessary for sand dunes to form?

• a loose sand and strong wind
• pressure in the Earth
• ice glaciers
• Gravity

What agent is responsible for creating sand dunes?

• wind
• water
• ice
• deposition

Which way do sand dunes move?

• up & down
• to the west
• toward the sea
• in the direction of the wind

Marram grass has a dense mesh of underground stems that binds the sand together to help form a _____________.

• new land

• island

• sand dune

• golf courses

____________ among sand dunes was caused by walkers taking a short-cut to the beach.

• A hole

• A blow-out

• Flooding

• Farmland

Over hundreds of years, if the wind mainly blows ______________, it can push the dunes inland, burying farmland and buildings.

• in same direction

• in different direction

• towards the sea

• away from the sea

As more sand heaps up, _____________ may start to grow on the dunes.

• marram grass

• shrubs

• trees

• coconut trees

Once the sand dunes have stopped growing and spreading, they are often used for __________________.

• grazing sheep

• golf courses

• grazing sheep or golf courses

• farmland

Sand dunes are very fragile.

• TRUE

• FALSE