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- 1. Multiple Choice
Identify the coastal defense feature.
Sea wall
groyne
breakwater
barrages
- 2. Multiple Choice
Identify the coastal defense feature.
revetment
sea wall
groyne
breakwaters
- 3. Multiple Choice
Identify the coastal defense feature.
sea wall
revetment
gabion
groyne
- 4. Multiple Choice
Identify the coastal defense feature.
sea wall
revetment
rock armour
groyne
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which type of coastal management involves building artificial structures that try to control natural processes?
hard engineering
soft engineering
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements does NOT apply to hard engineering coastal management strategies?
A natural approach to managing the coast
Last a short amount of time
Tend to be expensive
Increase erosion further along the coast
- 7. Multiple Choice
Identify the different types of hard engineering used to protect the coast in the image above.
Rock armour, groyne and sea wall
Rock armour, groyne and revetment
Sea wall, groyne and gabion
Rock armour, groyne and gabion
- 8. Multiple Choice
Why are coastlines important?
They are a place for people to live and work
They are a habitat for wildlife
They are a place for people to live and work and a habitat for wildlife
- 9. Multiple Choice
What is a disadvantage of groynes?
They stop the process of longshore drift and so they stop sediment from reaching beaches further down the coast.
They don't last very long
They involve the loss of land
- 10. Multiple Choice
What is a major environmental benefit for sand dune regeneration?
Sand dune protect land uses behind them, allowing housing to be protected.
Small planting projects often use volunteer labour and local grass so costs are kept down.
Dune regeneration create a habitat for warblers, night jars and sand lizards.
A nourished beach blends in with the environment
- 11. Multiple Choice
What is the dumping of new sand onto an eroded beach to restore it?
barrier island
beach nourishment
dredging
jetty
- 12. Multiple Choice
What is the main disadvantage of a sea wall?
Aesthetically displeasing
Encourages tourism, and thus litter
Creates strong backwash, causing erosion beneath the wall
Expensive
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which is NOT a management strategy for defending the coast?
Hard engineering
Soft engineering
Managed engineering
Managed retreat
- 14. Multiple Choice
If the photo is facing south, which direction is longshore drift working in?
west to east
east to west
south to north
north to south
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich one of the following is a soft engineering technique?GroynesDune stabilisationRip rapRevetments
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of areas are typically subjected to the management technique of managed retreat?Low value areas e.g. farmlandLow lying areasHousing estatesHigh value retail areas
- 17. Multiple ChoiceIs there any cost associated with managed retreat?No - no techniques are put in placeYes - techniques are put in placeNo - this is a soft engineering methodYes - compensation has to be offered
- 18. Multiple ChoiceA recurved sea wall is effective because it...Is not particularly expensiveStops erosion of the coastlineDeflects wave energy back out to sea
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