MIS Y8 Geography Revision

What is the main difference between constructive and destructive waves?

• Wave Height

• Colour of the water

• Speed of the waves

• Backwash and swash strength

What process moves sediment along the coast?

• Hydraulic action

• Deposition

• Longshore Drift

• Wind

Which features are formed by transportation (Longshore Drift)?

• Arch, Stack, Stump

• Spit, Bars and Tombolos

• Headlands and Bays

• Cliffs and wave cut platforms

Which of the following is the most accurate definition for the term ecosystem?

• An organization with successful interaction between all living components  

• The way plants and animals are living together in nature  

• An environment containing living and non-living organisms 

• An environment where living and non-living components interact 

What is the best description for the location of the Tropical Rainforests?

• They are found along the equator between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn.

• North of the equator around the Tropics.

• Near the equator and near the Tropics.

• Between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn

What are the 3 coastal processes?

• Abrasion, attrition and solution

• Erosion, weathering and Hydraulic action

• Erosion, Transportation and Deposition

• Swash, backwash and Longshore Drift

What is hydraulic action?

• When pebbles grind along a rock platform or cliff base much like sandpaper.

• When the sea water dissolves certain types of rocks.

• The sheer power of the waves as they smash against the cliff.

• When rocks that the sea is carrying knock against each other.

Which are examples of Hard Engineering?

• Sea Walls

• Groynes

• Gabions

• All of these

What is an example of soft engineering?

• Beach nourishment

• Rock armour

• Do nothing

• Gabions

What are 2 methods to reduce deforestation?

• Cattle ranching and dams

• Helilogging and Selective logging

• Road building and Mines

• Small-Scale farming and logging