Y12 Coast Quiz 3

Which landform is NOT found on high-energy coastlines?

• Headlands

• Cliffs

• Spits

• Wave-Cut Platforms

How does a Dalmatian coastline develop?

• An increase in sea level causes valleys to flood leaving islands parallel to the coastline

• A fall in sea level leaves coastal rivers dropping to the sea in a series of waterfalls

• Sea level rise re-activates cliff erosion at an increased vertical height

• When inland river basins are submerged as the sea level rises

A lagoon tends to form behind which type of coastal landform?

• A dune system

• A spit

• A bar

• A tombolo

Which of these is a coastal landform caused by deposition?

• Stump

• Runnel

• Estuary mudflat

• Berm

Which of these is NOT a form of mass movement?

• Landslide

• Slumping

• Mudflow

• Undercutting

Bangladesh is a country at risk from coastal flooding, what percentage of their population live less than 10m above sea level?

• 36%

• 46%

• 56%

• 66%

What was the name of the cyclone which swept into Bangladesh from the Bay of Bengal on 15 November 2007?

• Cyclone Sahil

• Cyclone Sidr

• Cyclone Suli

• Cyclone Srav

Select the TWO possible approaches to help deal with the risk of rising sea levels together with more intense and more frequent storms

• Mitigation

• Prevention

• Adaption

• Interception

Isostatic Change is...

• when the sea level itself rises or falls

• when the land rises or falls relative to the sea

• expansion of sea water

• submerged coast

Eustatic Change is...

• when the sea level itself rises or falls

• expansion of sea water

• land rises or falls relative to the sea

• submerged coast