| A | B |
|---|
| Foreshore | Inertidal zone |
| Backshore | Usually dry, washed by waves during storms |
| Spit | Small finger like ridge |
| Baymouth bar | Blocks entrance to a bay |
| Barrier island | Extends parralel to the shoreline |
| Logoon | Found between the mainland and a barrier island |
| Longshore drift | Transports sand in a zig-zag pattern |
| Beach face | Extends from the berm to the shoreline |
| Berm | Dry, gently sloping region at the foot of dunes |
| Shoreline | Migrates back and forth with the tides |
| Tombolo | Sand ridge that connects an island to a sea stack |
| Erosional shores | U.S. Pacific Coast for example |
| Depositional shores | U.S Gulf Coast for example |
| Hard stabilization | Groins and jetties for example |
