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WorksheetsSea defences
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Identify the coastal defense feature.
Sea wall
groyne
breakwater
barrages
What is the main disadvantage of using groynes?
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Prevent longshore drift
The wood can rot over time.
Identify the coastal defense feature.
sea wall
revetment
gabion
groyne
What is an advantage of groynes?
They stop the process of longshore drift
They don't last very long
They involve the loss of land
Identify the coastal defense feature.
Sea wall
groyne
breakwater
barrages
Groynes are an effective technique because they stop the process of what occurring?
Nearshore drift
Longshore drift
Identify the coastal defense feature.
sea wall
revetment
artificial reef
groyne
Which form of coastal management is best at reducing longshore drift?
Sea wall
Barrages
Groynes
What coastal management in in the photo?
Rock armour
Manage retreat
Beach nourishment
Why are coastlines important?
They are a place for people to live and work
They are a habitat for wildlife
They are a place for people to live and work and a habitat for wildlife
What coastal method is in the picture?
sea wall
gabions
groynes
What coastal method is in the picture?
breakwater
sea wall
barrage
