Physical Geography Lab
Exercise 13 - Faulting & Diastrophism Landforms
Name:
Materials:
Lab Manual, Ruler, Colored Pencils
Terms and Objectives:
coastal processes
wave refraction
topographic profiles (from last week)
headlands & bays
spits
wave cut platforms
diastrophic stress
compression
tension
shearing
Folding
Anticline
Syncline
Faulting
Normal Fault
Reverse Fault
Strike Slip Fault
Part 1: Coastal Questions
Answer the following based on the Dana Point Quadrangle map (attached).
1.
Draw arrows on the map where wave energy is being concentrated.
2.
On the map, color & label the following features:
deposition (blue)
erosion (red)
headlands
cliffs
wave cut platform (brown)
3.
Describe the position of PCH in the future if erosion continues.
4.
Beside the ocean/coast, is there another source of deposited material along the shoreline? Describe
the source.
5.
How should state and federal funds be allocated to people who choose to live in an area subject to
erosion?
