🔍 Key Concepts

• Review the general coastal characteristics of Long Island Sound, especially how the north and south shores differ. • Recall that exam chart questions often expect you to visualize the shoreline description given in Coast Pilots or Sailing Directions. • Think about how marshes, uplands, and cliffs are usually distributed along sheltered sounds vs open coasts.

💭 Think About

• Ask yourself: Is the south shore of Long Island Sound more similar to an exposed ocean coast with cliffs, or a more protected shoreline with gradual low land? • Compare each choice to what you’d expect near a broad estuary/harbor entrance rather than a steep rocky coastline. • Eliminate any option that doesn’t fit with a generally sheltered, low-lying coastal environment typical of sounds and bays in this region.

✅ Before You Answer

• Mentally compare the north shore of Long Island Sound (Connecticut side) with the south shore (Long Island side) and how each is commonly described. • Verify which options sound like descriptions of a New England rocky coast versus a Long Island barrier-beach/marsh type coast. • Check which choice best matches a coast that would reasonably have marshes and gentle uplands rather than dominant cliffs.