Coastal Management

Name the coastal defence strategy?

• Groyne

• Sea wall

• Revetment

• Gabion

Hard or soft engineering?

• Soft Engineering

• Hard Engineering

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

Name the coastal management technique.

• Sea wall

• Revetment

• Riprap

• Gabions

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

Why are seawalls often concave?

• To direct waves upwards

• To reflect the waves back into the sea

• To act as a slide for tourists

Name the coastal management technique.

• Sea wall

• Gabions

• Revetments

• Riprap

Name the coastal management technique.

• Sea wall

• Gabions

• Revetments

• Riprap

This picture shows beach nourishment. What type of coastal management strategy is this?

• Soft engineering

• Hard engineering

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