Observation

This question was the least popular among the candidates and the few candidates that attempted it performed poorly. Features of coastal erosion that should have been listed included:
            -           cave
            -           wave-cut platform
            -           blow hole
            -           geo
            -           stack
            -           headland
            -           bay
            -           stump
            -           arch
            -           cliff

            The characteristics of a beach that should have been described were:

It is a coastal landform

accumulation of sand, gravel or shingles

mostly found where the coast is low lying

could be long covering many kilometers

has a concave profile

slopes gently towards the sea

e.g.  Busua Beach, La Beach, Bar Beach, Lekki Beach etc.

Any 5 points at 1 mark each  =  5 marks

The mode of formation of a beach that should have been described  were:

formed at coastal areas

formed by river deposition

formed by swash and backwash

active where there are low tides

sand and gravel loosened from the land are carried away by waves.

may be  deposited on the shore as beach

coarse materials are deposited at landward side

while small and fine materials are deposited at the seaward end.

grows seawards.