Coastal Areas in the Gulf Coast States Are

Multiple Choice

Coastal areas in the Gulf coast states are:

A) generally protected from erosion because they have low energy coasts with small tidal ranges.
B) high energy coasts characterized by the presence of headlands and wave cut plateaus.
C) protected from storm erosion by broad expanses of salt marsh which absorb storm surge.
D) subject to greater erosion during tropical storms and hurricanes because they have small tidal ranges compared to areas on the Atlantic coast.
E) vulnerable to coastal flooding because they have barrier islands protecting the mainland preventing storm surge from dissipating.