Multiple Choice
Hurricane Sandy produced some of the greatest destruction along the New Jersey coast in communities situated along narrow strips of land between the beach and a coastal lagoon to the west.These communities were vulnerable because they were built on low-lying terrane of ________.
A) a barrier island
B) a wave-cut platform
C) an eroding sea cliff
D) spits and tombolos
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