Select the correct sequence

crack, cave, arch, stack, stump

Why is the Holderness Coast eroding so fast?

Geology of the area is Boulder Clay

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1
Which of these is NOT a criteria of sustainable management?
Has positive social impacts
Works with natural processes
Requires maintenance
Does not cause erosion elsewhere
2
How much money was spent in Bridlington, on sea defences?
£26 million
£30 million
£12 million
£46 million
3
Which of these people are most likely to favour hard engineering?
Bird watcher
Home owner
Local Councillor
Conservationist
4
What is an economic impact of rising sea level in the Maldives?
Less freshwater available
Coral bleaching
Erosion of beaches
Disrupted fishing industry
5
In the Maldives tourism accounts for what % of GDP?
80%
35%
15%
55%
6
Select the correct sequence
cave, arch, stack, stump
crack, cave, arch, stack, stump
stack, cave, stump, arch
stack, stump, arch, cave
7
What sea defences were built in Mappleton?
Revetments
Sea Wall
Groynes
Beach nourishment
8
Why is Easington being protected from erosion?
There is an important road
There is a gas terminal
There is a lifeboat station
There is a Butlins Resort
9
Which of the following is a landform of emergence?
Cliff
Raised beach
Estuary
Fjord
10
This is when beach material is suspended and carried by the waves
Traction
Saltation
Solution
Suspension
11
Which is NOT a characteristic of a destructive wave
Short wave length
Weak backwash
Weak swash
Tends to erode
12
Why did the Maldivian government borrow $60 million from the Japanese government?
To move houses back from the sea
To build a series of Groynes
To build a 3m high wall
To build a 2m high wall
13
This is the chemical action of the sea water
Abrasion
Solution
Attrition
Hydraulic action
14
Identify the odd one out
Abrasion
Freeze thaw
Hydraulic action
Solution
15
Which of the following is NOT an SMP policy?
Advance the line
No alternative intervention
Hold the Line
Managed Realignment
16
What is the name of the road in Mappleton?
B1422
B2421
B1242
B2142
17
Identify the odd one out
Groynes
Sea wall
Beach nourishment
Rock armour
18
Identify the odd one out
Headland
Cave
Wave cut Platform
Spit
19
Headlands and bays will form along which type of coastline
Concordant
Discordant
20
Why is the Holderness Coast eroding so fast?
It slopes into the sea
It is low lying
Geology of the area is Boulder Clay
It is North Facing

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How well do you know COASTS?

20 termsStudBud Administration179 plays

A quiz on coastal processes and landforms to aid revision #gcsegeography

Flashcards20 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 20

Answers

1
Which of these is NOT a criteria of sustainable management?
Has positive social impacts
Works with natural processes
Requires maintenance
Does not cause erosion elsewhere
2
How much money was spent in Bridlington, on sea defences?
£26 million
£30 million
£12 million
£46 million
3
Which of these people are most likely to favour hard engineering?
Bird watcher
Home owner
Local Councillor
Conservationist
4
What is an economic impact of rising sea level in the Maldives?
Less freshwater available
Coral bleaching
Erosion of beaches
Disrupted fishing industry
5
In the Maldives tourism accounts for what % of GDP?
80%
35%
15%
55%
6
Select the correct sequence
cave, arch, stack, stump
crack, cave, arch, stack, stump
stack, cave, stump, arch
stack, stump, arch, cave
7
What sea defences were built in Mappleton?
Revetments
Sea Wall
Groynes
Beach nourishment
8
Why is Easington being protected from erosion?
There is an important road
There is a gas terminal
There is a lifeboat station
There is a Butlins Resort
9
Which of the following is a landform of emergence?
Cliff
Raised beach
Estuary
Fjord
10
This is when beach material is suspended and carried by the waves
Traction
Saltation
Solution
Suspension
11
Which is NOT a characteristic of a destructive wave
Short wave length
Weak backwash
Weak swash
Tends to erode
12
Why did the Maldivian government borrow $60 million from the Japanese government?
To move houses back from the sea
To build a series of Groynes
To build a 3m high wall
To build a 2m high wall
13
This is the chemical action of the sea water
Abrasion
Solution
Attrition
Hydraulic action
14
Identify the odd one out
Abrasion
Freeze thaw
Hydraulic action
Solution
15
Which of the following is NOT an SMP policy?
Advance the line
No alternative intervention
Hold the Line
Managed Realignment
16
What is the name of the road in Mappleton?
B1422
B2421
B1242
B2142
17
Identify the odd one out
Groynes
Sea wall
Beach nourishment
Rock armour
18
Identify the odd one out
Headland
Cave
Wave cut Platform
Spit
19
Headlands and bays will form along which type of coastline
Concordant
Discordant
20
Why is the Holderness Coast eroding so fast?
It slopes into the sea
It is low lying
Geology of the area is Boulder Clay
It is North Facing