If you are a sunbather sitting high and dry on a beach,sipping your drink and watching the waves roll in,you are on ________.
A)the foreshore
B)a backshore berm
C)the shoreline
D)any of the above

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The backshore berm is the area above the high tide line where sand is deposited by storm waves and wind. It is the area where sunbathers typically lounge and is not affected by the daily ebb and flow of the tide. The foreshore is the area of the beach that is exposed during low tide and covered during high tide, while the shoreline is the intersection of the land and sea, including the area that is washed by the waves.

If You Are a Sunbather Sitting High and Dry on a Beach,sipping