Geography - Coastal Environments

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Question 1

Question
Explain how hard engineering protects coastal areas from the effects of the sea.
Answer
  • Holderness
  • Pevensey Bay
  • Wallasea Wetlands

Question 2

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Explain how managed retreat is used to protect some coastal areas.
Answer
  • Pevensey Bay
  • Southampton
  • Wallasea Wetlands

Question 3

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Describe how a spit is formed. (Example needed)
Answer
  • Holbeck Hall
  • Pevensey Bay
  • Blakeney Point

Question 4

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Describe the range of economic activities found in coastal areas.
Answer
  • Blakeney Point
  • Southampton
  • Wallasea Wetlands

Question 5

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Why are coral reefs an example of a fragile coastal environment? Which of these is an INCORRECT example?
Answer
  • East China Sea
  • Middle East
  • Scotland
  • South-East Asia
  • The Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Question 6

Question
Coastal defence scheme.
Answer
  • Holbeck Hall
  • Pevensey Bay
  • Wallasea Wetlands
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