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- 1. Multiple Choice
Name the coastal defence strategy?
Groyne
Sea wall
Revetment
Gabion
- 2. Multiple Choice
Hard or soft engineering?
Soft Engineering
Hard Engineering
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT an advantage of using groynes?
They work with natural processes
They build up the beach for tourism
They are relatively inexpensive
They starve beaches of material further down the coast
- 4. Multiple Choice
Name the coastal management technique.
Sea wall
Revetment
Riprap
Gabions
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which of these is an advantage of Riprap?
Unattractive
Can be dangerous when people climb on it
Relatively cheap and easy to maintain
Expensive to transport the boulders
- 6. Multiple Choice
Why are seawalls often concave?
To direct waves upwards
To reflect the waves back into the sea
To act as a slide for tourists
- 7. Multiple Choice
Name the coastal management technique.
Sea wall
Gabions
Revetments
Riprap
- 8. Multiple Choice
Name the coastal management technique.
Sea wall
Gabions
Revetments
Riprap
- 9. Multiple Choice
This picture shows beach nourishment. What type of coastal management strategy is this?
Soft engineering
Hard engineering
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an advantage of an offshore reef or breakwater, like the one in the photo?
Very expensive to build and maintain
Unattractive
Has impacts on the energy environment of the coastline and so impacts erosion and deposition
Can be used for leisure activities such as fishing
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