Coastal Geography Quiz CLG

What is the upper beach closest to the land called?

• Backshore

• Foreshore

• High-energy Environment

• Nearshore

Answer explanation

The upper beach closest to the land is called the backshore. It is the correct choice because it refers to the area above the high tide mark where beach material is deposited by wave action.

What is the evaluation of a coastal town’s economic value compared to the cost of the management required known as?

• Concordant Coast

• Eustatic

• DEFRA’s 1:1 Cost-Benefit Analysis

• Dynamic Equilibrium

Answer explanation

The evaluation of a coastal town's economic value compared to the cost of management required is known as DEFRA's 1:1 Cost-Benefit Analysis.

Which of these is a process of sediment transportation?

• Mass Movement

• Saltation

• Corrasion

• Grading

Answer explanation

Saltation is a process of sediment transportation. It involves the bouncing and hopping of particles along the bed of a river or stream.

What is the layering of sediments based on their size called?

• Sediment Cell

• Beach Morphology

• Grading

• Wave Quarrying

Answer explanation

Grading refers to the layering of sediments based on their size. It is the correct choice because it accurately describes this process.

What is the change in local coastline or land height relative to sea level called?

• Plant Succession

• Subaerial Processes

• Eustatic

• Isostatic

Answer explanation

The change in local coastline or land height relative to sea level is called Isostatic.

What is the removal of loose material by glacier ice called?

• Till

• Hydraulic Action

• Glacial Erosion

• Corrasion

Answer explanation

The removal of loose material by glacier ice is called glacial erosion. It is a process where the ice scrapes and plucks rocks, creating landforms like valleys and cirques.

What is the pressure of compressed air forced into cracks in a rock face called?

• Hydraulic Action

• Corrosion

• Wave Quarrying

• Plant Succession

Answer explanation

The pressure of compressed air forced into cracks in a rock face is called Hydraulic Action. It causes the rock to break apart due to the force exerted by the air.

What is the combination of mass movement and weathering that affects the coastal land above sea called?

• Foreshore

• Ria

• Sediment Cell

• Subaerial Processes

Answer explanation

Subaerial processes, a combination of mass movement and weathering, affect the coastal land above sea level.

What is the section of the coast, within which involves much sediment movement called?

• Littoral Cell

• Dalmatian Coast

• Sediment Budget

• Coastal Recession

Answer explanation

The section of the coast involving sediment movement is called a Littoral Cell. It is an area where sediment is transported along the shoreline.

What is the acid in seawater and some types of seaweed attacking particular rock minerals, causing erosion and weakening called?

• Corrosion

• Corrasion

• Sediment Cell

• Saltation

Answer explanation

Corrosion is the process in which the acid in seawater and some types of seaweed attack rock minerals, causing erosion and weakening. It is the correct choice.