Coast
A coast is the zone where land meets a large body of water. This topic is part of Coasts within Geography. This page currently draws on 113 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
Coast trivia questions
What is a coast?
Answer: Land along the edge of a sea or ocean
Bonus fact: A coast is the zone where land meets a large body of water.
What process wears away coastal cliffs and shorelines through waves, currents, and weathering?
Answer: Erosion
Bonus fact: Coastal erosion removes rock and sediment from shorelines over time.
What coastal landform is created when sediment builds outward from shore, often due to longshore drift?
Answer: Spit
Bonus fact: Spits are elongated deposits of sand or gravel attached to land at one end.
What vast coral system lies off Australia's northeastern coast?
Answer: Great Barrier Reef
Bonus fact: The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system.
Which country lies along the Caspian Sea's southern coast?
Answer: Iran
Bonus fact: Iran borders the southern Caspian.
Comoros is an island country off the coast of which continent?
Answer: Africa
Bonus fact: Comoros lies in the Indian Ocean between Mozambique and Madagascar.
Dubai lies on the coast of which body of water?
Answer: Persian Gulf
Bonus fact: Dubai faces the Persian Gulf.
Ivory Coast is another English name for which country?
Answer: Côte d'Ivoire
Bonus fact: The country's official international name is Côte d'Ivoire.
Kenya lies on the coast of which ocean?
Answer: Indian Ocean
Bonus fact: Mombasa is a major Indian Ocean port.
Lebanon lies on the eastern coast of which sea?
Answer: Mediterranean Sea
Bonus fact: Lebanon has a narrow Mediterranean coastline.
Monaco is a tiny country on the coast of which sea?
Answer: Mediterranean Sea
Bonus fact: Monaco lies on the French Riviera.
Which desert runs along much of Namibia's Atlantic coast?
Answer: Namib Desert
Bonus fact: The Namib is one of the world's oldest deserts.