Geography Optional 300+ Score Pack · Model answer
Distinguish between low energy coasts and coral coasts.
Coasts can be classified along several independent axes — by mode of formation (F.P. Shepard's primary/secondary coast classification, 1948), by the dominant depositing agent, or, most relevantly here, by wave energy, following J.L. Davies (1964), who classified world shorelines into high-energy, moderate/intermediate-energy, and low-energy coasts based on average significant wave height reaching the shore.
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- Conceptual Basis — Davies' Wave-Energy Classification
- Low Energy Coasts — Characteristics
- Coral Coasts — Characteristics
- Comparative Table
- Where the Two Categories Overlap
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