WorksheetsCoastal Management
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 2mins
Which factors increase coastal erosion
Strong geology/low wave energy
High wave energy/ dense populations
Weak geology/high wave energy
Sparse populations/Strong geology
Coastal Management is ...
Varieties of engineering strategies designed to manage coastal erosion
Varieties of engineering strategies designed to manage coastal deposition
Engineering strategies designed to control the coastline
Engineering strategies designed to control people
Which statement accurately describes Hard Engineering?
Methods of protecting a coastline that promote biodiversity
A cheaper and more effective way of protecting a coastline
Significant financial Investment with the building of large scale defences
Allowing nature to take its course.
Which statement best describes Soft Engineering?
Sustainable in the long run but needs close inspection and management
Not at all sustainable and results in fairly ugly changes to the coastline
Expensive and difficult to produce
The increased use of concrete contributes to climate change
What are the problems associated with Soft Engineering?
Expensive and labour intensive
Increases the utility of the coastline
Beach Nourishment can be disruptive of wildlife
What are the problems associated with Hard Engineering?
Makes permanent changes to the environment
Often effective in its application
Protects a coast against wave energy
Can often reduce the aesthetic appearance (more ugly) of a location
Groyne or Groin?
Groyne
Groin
Identify the Coastal Management Strategy
Offshore Breakwater
Sea Wall
Groyne
Rock Armour
Identify the coastal management strategy
Revetment
Groynes
Beach Nourishment
Dune stablisation
Identify the coastal management strategy
Offshore Reefs
Dune Stabilisation
Rock Armour
Sea Wall
Planting vegetation is central to this form of coastal management strategy. What is it?
Revetment
Cliff Drainage
Rip Rap
Dune stablisation
