An image of "Coastal Landscape with Storm Approaching", created by Franz Kobell, c. 1800 (Pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash, 110 x 172 mm).

An image of "Coastal Landscape", created by Adrien Manglardz (Oil on canvas, 55 x 120 cm).

An image of "Coastal Scene", created by Simon De Vliegerz (Oil on panel, 30 x 39 cm).

An image of "Coastal Landscape", created by Jan Abrahamsz Beerstratenz (Oil on panel, 56 x 75 cm).

A brief animation that demonstrates the impact of waves on headlands and on bays explaining how waves shape sea arches and beaches.

[Free Registration/Login Required] A flipchart useful for checking students' understanding of the issues and the vocabulary associated with coastal zones.

An image of "Italian Coastal Landscape", created by Claude Lorrain in 1642 (Oil on canvas, 97 x 131 cm).

An image of "Mediterranean Coastal Scene", created by Herman Saftleven from 1641-43 (Oil on panel, 37 x 49 cm).

A good slide show which covers the basics of plant evolution. Includes discussion of the major portions of what plants have done to adapt over the eons.

This site details the information known about California before 1769 based on the account of six explorers.

Soil and water conservation are important in the protection of the earth's natural resources. Read about the careers that study and encourage conservation. Find out about the educational requirements necessary to become a soil or water...

This is a great site to read about how navigation began in Europe and what tools were used. Make sure to read the segments on coastal navigation, maps, and ocean currents.

Large, high-quality images of Hurricane Katrina's effects on coastal Mississippi. Allows regional sorting and includes maps and before-and-after photographs.

[Free Registration/Login Required] A huge resource for researchers without GIS capabilities who need data on population and land area by country across a range of physical characteristics. These include measures such as the number of...

Tab through the contents of this site to learn about the Pinto Abalone, which is native to the coastal waters of southern Alaska.

How did early maps show the mapmakers' perception of the known world? Early mapmakers used maps drawn from coastal explorations, land travels, and even information heard word of mouth from American Indians or from colonists or traders....

Students examine the status of coral reefs around the world using an online geographic information system (GIS). They also investigate some of the major factors that disrupt corals-watersheds, exploitive fishing, coastal development, and...

Explore aspects of African music as reflected in the songs and music of slaves who lived in coastal South Carolina.

The Library of Congress provides a large collection of maps dating back to the Civil War. The collection consists of reconnaissance, sketch, coastal, and theater-of-war maps which depict troop activities and fortifications during the...

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's site for tsunami research of improved measurement technology, development and implementation of improved models and improved methods to predict tsunami impacts on the population and...

Click on any of the geographical terms on this website to see examples that illustrate the symbols commonly used on maps. Includes boundaries, building symbols, caves, mines, elevation symbols, coastal features, and more.

A lab experiment in a series of experiments that investigates fisheries. In this particular lab, students learn about the aquaculture methods by analyzing FAO aquaculture data. They will also investigate the change to coastal landscapes...

Since the oil well has been shut down, attention turns to the restoration of the Gulf with regard to wildlife, the impact on the sea and coastal areas, travel and tourism, filing a claim for damages, and a return to normal life for...

A relief map of the islands of Papua New Guinea showing both the mountainous regions and coastal plains. Clicking on the map will enlarge it. From the Perry Castaneda Collection.