This assignment satisfies SLO 3B: Formulate oceanographic research questions and hypotheses

to evaluate solutions to complex real world oceanographic problems; Explain the impact of
man's engineering structures on natural balanced coastal processes. During this week we learned
about coastal oceanographic features that occurred in the ocean and some that were human made
engineering structures. In this assignment, we had to identify: a jetty, a delta, a sea stack, a sea
arch, a spit, a seawall, and a break wall in a real-world setting. Using my knowledge of how
jetties, seawalls, and break walls are man-made structures used to form a coastal defense
structure instead of naturally forming features, I used that to begin my research into certain
examples. For locating a delta, sea stack, sea arch, and a spit; it was a bit more difficult to locate.
Some of these oceanographic features arent labeled as such so I had to research some explains
and use Google Earth to view their shape and structure. Locations like the Totem Pole in
Tasmania needed additional findings since a sea stack is difficult to visualize through aerial
photographs. When looking for examples for each of these ocean features, I had to hypothesize
about which type of beaches they appeared in, what kind of currents were around them, and
where in the ocean would they appear in specifically like a jetty projecting from the land and a
sea arch which is a natural opening eroded out of a cliff. When doing research for my own work,
the next part of the assignment was to identify what sort of structures my classmates located
through GPS coordinates. While looking at examples for my own features I was able to correctly
identify what my classmates found because they were similar to my own findings and what I
researched.