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Question 1

Alabama Gulf Coast video:

https://mediaplayer.pearsoncmg.com/assets/secs-geog-mft-gulf-
coast
Alabama’s Gulf Coast sand originally came from where?

the Missouri River

the Mississippi River

Correct! the Appalachian Mountains

plains of Texas

Coastal dunes

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Question 2

Alabama Gulf Coast video:

https://mediaplayer.pearsoncmg.com/assets/secs-geog-mft-gulf-
coast
What term describes the local currents that flow parallel to a shore and
transport sediment?

backshore currents

bayshore currents

foreshore currents

nearshore currents

Correct! longshore currents

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Question 3

Alabama Gulf Coast video:

https://mediaplayer.pearsoncmg.com/assets/secs-geog-mft-gulf-
coast
Why have the beaches on Dauphin Island become smaller over the last
few decades?

Oyster beds have started to propagate at an alarming rate, taking up

valuable sand for creating pearls.

Damming of the Mobile River has blocked the flow of sediments into the
bay.

Correct!
Sand dredged from the mouth of Mobile Bay has reduced the supply of
sand to Dauphin Island.

Sea levels have risen a meter globally in the past five years, drowning
Dauphin Island’s beaches.

Strong winds have blown sand off the island into Mobile Bay.

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Question 4

Alabama Gulf Coast video:

https://mediaplayer.pearsoncmg.com/assets/secs-geog-mft-gulf-
coast
To survive, beaches need a constant supply of what?

erosion
 Tourists

Dredging

Correct! Sand

wind-blown sediment

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Question 5

Alabama Gulf Coast video:

https://mediaplayer.pearsoncmg.com/assets/secs-geog-mft-gulf-
coast
What two main driving forces produce a barrier island’s perceived
migration?

changes in beach width and sediment supply

changes in groin spacing and sediment supply

Correct! changes in sediment supply and sea-level fluctuation

changes in groin spacing and sea-level fluctuation

changes in beach width and sea-level fluctuation

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Question 6

Alabama Gulf Coast video:

https://mediaplayer.pearsoncmg.com/assets/secs-geog-mft-gulf-
coast
Dauphin Island:
Correct!
Has lost a lot of sand in the last few decades due to erosion, human
intervention, and local storms exacerbated by climate change.

Is oriented perpendicular to the coast, moving closer and further away as

sediment supply changes.

Is part of a series of barrier islands lining much of the United State’s

Southwest and East coasts.

Receives a steady replenishment of imported sand for its beaches.

Quiz Score: 12 out of 12