Criado por Bailey Murphy
mais de 6 anos atrás
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Questão | Responda |
What is coastal management? | The process of managing the coast through various techniques |
What are coastal defences | Man made or natural defences designed to protect the coastline |
What is hard engineering? | Man made sea defences |
What is soft engineering? | More natural sea defences designed to not be noticed |
Name 3 examples of hard engineering | Sea wall Groynes Rip Rap |
Name 3 examples of soft engineering | Beach nourishment Cliff regrading Offshore Breakwater |
What 3 sea defences are used at hornsea | Sea Wall Groynes Rip Rap |
What are the 4 coastal management strategies? | Advance the line Hold the line Managed retreat Do nothing |
Describe the process of managed retreat | Existing sea defences are breached so a salt marsh can be formed behind the sea wall and salt marshes can adjust to rising sea levels |
Describe the process of Hold the line | Existing sea defences are kept and reinforced to hold the current line e.g Bridlington |
Describe the process of do nothing | Current sea defences are abandoned and nature is left to take its course e.g Spurn Head |
Describe the process of advance the line | Sea defenses are pushed forward using sea walls and groynes |
What is in the following image?
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Offshore Breakwater |
What is in the following image? | Groynes |
What effect is caused after the last groyne? | Terminal groyne syndrome where the is a lack of sand so erosion rates increase |
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