Barrier Islands

 

•          how are barrier islands formed?

•          name the parts of a barrier island

•          is the essential nature of barrier islands stability or change?

•          how do barrier islands evolve?

•          describe the process of overwash and its effects on barrier islands

•          could this process occur where the seafloor slopes steeply?

•          could barrier islands be tall and steep like a fence?

•          define: overwash, longshore drift, inlet

•          what determines the length of a barrier island?

•          what is the effect of stabilizing an inlet?

•          what are the barrier island habitats, and which is most productive?