The geography of a spit
Student tasks
1. Use the diagram and the word bank below to label the satellite image. Use a ruler and
pencil to add labels in the correct places to the photograph.
Word bank
Deposition
Energy
Hooks
Longshore drift
Prevailing wind
River estuary
Salt marsh
Secondary wind
Sediment
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The geography of a spit
Fill in the missing gaps using the words in the box below.
Deposition
Prevailing
Material
Beach
Marshes
Sea
Waves
Holderness
Angle
Hook
Spurn
Spits
Mainland
Spits are created by d _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. A spit is an extended stretch of b_ _ _ _
material that projects out to s_ _ and is joined to the m_ _ _ _ _ _ _ at one end.
S_ _ _ _ are formed where the p_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ wind blows at an a _ _ _ _ to the
coastline, resulting in longshore drift. An example of a spit is S_ _ _ _ Head spit,
located on the H _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ coast in Humberside.
Longshore drift moves m _ _ _ _ _ _ _ along the coastline. A spit forms when the
material is deposited. Over time, the spit grows and develops a h_ _ _ if the wind
direction changes further out. W _ _ _ _ cannot get past a spit, which creates a
sheltered area where silt is deposited and mud flats or salt m _ _ _ _ _ _ form.
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