Island ACtivity

When developing an island there is a lot to be concerned about. The biggest problem with developing is that we didn't want to ruin the natural processes of the island. We put the houses and the resort on the ends of the island so that it would not ruin the mangroves or natural wildlife on the east and west side. We put the science center near the sea turtle nesting site on the east side of the island so that they could help the animals and make sure that the natural island processes are going well. There are docks all along the island so that boats can be docked. The center of the island is dedicated to nature. There is no development in the center of the island. I think the foot print of our island is very small. We tried to only develop in small areas so there would be less pollution etc. on the island.

A Beach by Any Other Name

“A Beach By Any Other Name”

1.       Physical and geological characteristics used to classify Earth’s dynamic coastlines are bays, capes, coves, gulfs, headlands, and peninsulas.  Also, different types of sands such as silt, cobbles, and gravel are used to identify coastlines.

2.       A. Shepard Coastal Classifications

a.       Acadia National Park, Maine – Primary, land erosion, fjord

b.      Cape Cod, Massachusetts – Primary, glacial erosion

c.       Chesapeake Bay, Virginia – Primary, drowned river valley

d.      Atlantic City, New Jersey – primary, drowned river valley

e.      Mississippi Delta, Mississippi – Primary, partially drowned delta

f.        Kilauea Coast, Hawaii – primary, volcanic eruption

g.       San Francisco Bay, California – primary, flooded river

h.      North Carolina’s Outer Banks – secondary, barrier islands

i.        Indian River Lagoon, Florida- secondary, marine deposition

j.        Puget Sound, Washington- primary, fjord

k.       South Florida/Florida Keys- secondary, coral reefs

l.        Strait of Juan Defuca, Washington- primary, glacial erosian

m.    Cape Canaveral, Florida- secondary, barrier islands

n.      Aleutian Islands, Alaska- primary, volcanic

o.      Florida Gulf Coast- secondary, wave erosion fault line

p.      Texas Gulf Coast – Secondary, irregular through wave erosion

q.      Myrtle Beach, South Carolina – Primary, land erosion, dune coasts

r.        Prince William Sound, Alaska – Primary, lava flow coast

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sand Reflection

In the sand lab, I was very interested by the features of the sand. It is cool to see that there is more to the sand than meets the eye. There are many different things to look at when observing the sand. The catagories include size, shape,texture, magnitude, composition, and color. Most sand was well sorted. There was alot that was composed of rock and some had shell pieces and coral also. On the Wentworth scale, most of the sand was one mm big. Many of the sand samples that I observed came from continental crust and areas where the waves were more calm, resulting in angular shape and light colors. Looking at the sand through the microscope was very cool. I took the picture below of sand from Cancun, Mexico.