Geography M2 Human Impact in Coastal Areas

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What is the

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How does tourism affect coastal areas?


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Subject Module 2 Unit 4 Lesson 32

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Almost a half of the world’s population live in coastal areas.

Coastal areas are used for a variety of purposes and brings a lot of economic benefits to humans.

The activities have also impacted negatively on the coastal areas and these have in turn had negative social and economic effects on humans.

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Define the coastal area Describe ways in which tourism and coastal

developments help to alter and negatively affect coastal areas

Explain the impact of overfishing and destructive fishing practices on marine resources

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The area of land and sea that borders the coastline; the transitional area between land sea

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Beaches

Salt Marshes

Land (within 200m of

shore) Coral Reefs

Sand Dunes

Mangroves

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COASTAL AREAS HELP TO:COASTAL AREAS HELP TO:

Prevent erosion Filter pollutants Offer shelter to

marine animals Provide breeding

areas and nursery grounds

Prevent erosion Filter pollutants Offer shelter to

marine animals Provide breeding

areas and nursery grounds

Provide space for ships and ports

Create opportunities for recreational activities

Raw materials (salt, sand)

Provide food

Provide space for ships and ports

Create opportunities for recreational activities

Raw materials (salt, sand)

Provide food

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IS HUMAN ACTIVITY IN COASTAL AREAS INCREASING?

According to the Population Reference Bureau (2003):

3 billion people now live in coastal areas1 thousand migrate to coastal areas in China each day14 of the world’s 17 largest cities are located along the coast

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Identify the following human related activities that take place in coastal areas. Use words from the following list to respond to each item. List: aquaculture, shipping, settlement/urbanization, tourismType your response in the box. You must be in Slide Show View to type.

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shipping

settlement or urbanization

aquaculture

tourism

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Tourism requires infrastructure such as resorts and golf courses

Sometimes the removal of mangroves and other natural habitats is done to facilitate these

Pear Tree Bottom, St. Ann Jamaica, 2001

Pear Tree Bottom, St. Ann Jamaica, 2012

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Instructions: Examine the Satellite images of Pear Tree Bottom in 2001 and 2012 on the right. Go to the next two slides or click on each image to see a large version of each image.1.List 3 changes seen in the 2012 image.2.State 2 ways in which the natural environment may have been affected by the construction of the resort.In Slide Show view, type your responses in the boxes on the right and then share and compare your ideas with a partner or the whole class.

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Careless boating, diving and snorkelling

Cruise ships dump garbage

and waste

Vegetation removed and land

reclaimed for piers and roads

Waste and sewage from hotels cause

pollution

Marine animals disturbed by

tourists

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Residential areas

Commercial and

industrial activities

Cities and

towns

Ports and harbours

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Instruction: Point and click on the coloured hexagon for more information.

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Reclaiming land from the sea

and wetland

areas

Dredging harbours

to accommodate larger

ships

Building defences to protect

towns from waves and high tides

Building sewage and

garbage disposal facilities

Seaward expansion of ports

and other facilities

Building drains to remove

stormwater

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To reclaim lands

mangroves and other wetland

areas are destroyed Dredging of

harbours damage

reefs and produce

sediments which also smother

reefs

Coastal defences

(dams and dykes)

disrupt the natural

function of waves and

tides

Drains may deliver excess

freshwater, solid waste

and pollutants to

coastal areas

Drains may deliver excess

freshwater, solid waste

and pollutants to

coastal areas

Untreated sewage may be released in the sea causing pollution

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Fishing becomes problematic when it becomes unsustainable due to overfishing and destructive practices

Fishing becomes problematic when it becomes unsustainable due to overfishing and destructive practices

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Did you know?53% of the world’s fisheries are fully

exploited, 32% are overexploited, and as many as 90% of all the ocean’s large fish have

been fished out

Did you know?53% of the world’s fisheries are fully

exploited, 32% are overexploited, and as many as 90% of all the ocean’s large fish have

been fished out

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Poor management of fisheries

Poor management of fisheries

Pirate fishing; illegal and unregulated

fishing

Pirate fishing; illegal and unregulated

fishing

By-catch of juvenile fish and other marine

animals

By-catch of juvenile fish and other marine

animals

Inadequate laws to regulate fishing; no

enforcement

Inadequate laws to regulate fishing; no

enforcement

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Bottom Bottom trawlingtrawlingBottom Bottom trawlingtrawling

Using trawlers which are dragged along the sea floor to catch fish

Using trawlers which are dragged along the sea floor to catch fish

Cyanide Cyanide fishingfishingCyanide Cyanide fishingfishing

Fishermen squirt sodium cyanide in the water to stun fish without killing them

Fishermen squirt sodium cyanide in the water to stun fish without killing them

Dynamites are used to fill fish; fishermen collect fish when they float on top of the water

Dynamites are used to fill fish; fishermen collect fish when they float on top of the water

Dynamite Dynamite fishingfishingDynamite Dynamite fishingfishing

Ghost fishingGhost fishingGhost fishingGhost fishingWhen fishing equipment get lost at sea and continue fishingWhen fishing equipment get lost at sea and continue fishing

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What is the act of taking more fishing than can be replaced called?

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A. Dynamite fishing A. Dynamite fishing

B. Pirate fishingB. Pirate fishing

C. Ghost fishingC. Ghost fishing

D. Overfishing D. Overfishing

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Question 1: What is the act of taking more fishing than can be replaced called?

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What percentage of the world’s fish resources are currently over exploited?

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A. 90% A. 90%

D. 50% D. 50%

C. 53% C. 53%

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Question 2: What percentage of the world’s fish resources are currently over exploited?

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What is the estimated number of people living in coastal areas around the world?

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A. 5 billionA. 5 billion

D. 3 millionD. 3 million

B. 5 millionB. 5 million

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Question 3: What is the estimated number of people living in coastal areas around the world?

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Which of the following is NOT a problem related to coastal development?

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A. Land reclamationA. Land reclamation

D. Building for commercial and industrial activitiesD. Building for commercial and industrial activities

C. Building dams and dykes as coastal defensesC. Building dams and dykes as coastal defenses

B. Careless boating, diving and snorkelingB. Careless boating, diving and snorkeling


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Question 4: Which of the following is NOT a problem related to coastal development?

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