Beaches are often chosen as a vacation destination.
Beach is a concept that comes from the late Latin plagia and that refers to the shore of the sea, a river or other watercourse of important dimensions. The term is used, by extension, to name spa towns , generally in a context related to vacations that are carried out with the plan of enjoying the sea and the sun .
For example: "The beaches of Mexico are among the most beautiful in the world" , "Russia has very extensive beaches, but the low temperatures make bathing in the sea almost impossible" , "This year I am going to the beach, and last year who comes, I will choose the mountain» , «My dream is to see the beaches of the Caribbean» .
Beach overcrowding
Like any geographic point that brings together a large number of people, there are a series of problems associated with beaches, ranging from anecdotal to really serious . In the first group we find a phenomenon that takes place every summer: a small number of beach resorts tend to represent the main destination for most people, which results in two or three beaches being overcrowded, while a large part of the coast remains deserted.
In principle, this simply speaks of the laziness of certain individuals, who avoid by all means the effort of looking for the least crowded spa each day, or of preferences related to social status; However, this predictable summer news headline usually leads to one that truly affects our planet: environmental pollution .
Year after year, regardless of their economic level or origin, countless people seem to enjoy leaving their waste on the beaches after having enjoyed them. Food remains, disposable diapers, cans and bottles are some of the objects that unfortunately litter many of the coastal landscapes around the world every summer .
There is no justification for such behavior, nor does it seem possible to understand it; Even when they are individuals who do not feel any kind of respect for others and for nature, do they not think, perhaps, that the garbage could be waiting for them the next day, preventing them from settling in?
Water sports can be practiced on the beach.
Water sports
The sea attracts millions of people from all over the world for different reasons and at all times of the year. Outside of tourism and summer holidays , the beach is the ideal place to practice various water sports , such as kitesurfing, windsurfing and surfing .
Athletes who have sufficient financial means to choose a particular destination especially look for those beaches that meet a series of very specific requirements with respect to waves and climate , among other issues, and that make them especially suitable for the desired activity.
The beach as a geographical feature
From a geographical point of view, the beach is an accident that is formed from the accumulation of unconsolidated sediments by the action of the waves . The sediments are usually sand, but there are also rocky and other types of beaches.
This characteristic makes the beach a dynamic geographical feature that is in permanent change. Tides , storms and erosion cycles can modify the physiognomy of the beach, and can go so far as to make it disappear: «It is noticeable that there is high tide: there is almost no beach in this area of the city» , «Global warming and rising sea levels threaten to wipe several Asian beaches off the map .
Another use of the term
In some Latin American countries, finally, beaches are known as different flat, wide and clear spaces that are intended for a specific use.
"They have just opened a parking lot next to my house" is a phrase that shows this use of the concept.