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WorksheetsCoastal Management
Total questions: 7
Worksheet time: 10mins
What are the two types of coastal management called?
Hard engineering
Soft engineering
Long-term management
Short-term management
Sort these characteristics into hard or soft engineering
Man-made
Reduces the effects of erosion and flooding
Uses knowledge of the sea and it's processes
Often very expensive
Controls the flow of the sea
Works with the natural environment
Often quite cheap or free
Often allows waves to continue their natural processes
Sort the coastal management strategies into hard and soft engineering
Groynes
Sea Wall
Rock Armour/Rip Rap
Gabions
Managed retreat
Beach replenishment
Match the following images of coastal management strategies to their names
Sea Wall
Groynes
Gabions
Beach Replenishment
Rock Armour
What type of coastal landform is this?
Spit
Bar
Beach
Island
What process is needed to form a spit?
Longshore Drift
Hydraulic Action
Abrasion
Attrition
What is the main problem in Happisburgh?
Rapid Erosion
Large amounts of deposition
Too much rainfall
Drought
