Which is NOT a management strategy for defending the coast?
Coastal management

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Geography
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9th - 12th Grade
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Elizabeth Thompson
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Hard engineering
Soft engineering
Managed engineering
Managed retreat
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Groynes are an effective technique because they slow down the process of what occurring?
Transportation
Longshore drift
Nearshore drift
Deposition
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How do groynes work to protect the coastline?
They trap sediment by slowing down longshore drift, thereby building up a wide beach
They absorb wave energy so that the cliffs behind are protected
They act as a hard rock barrier at foot of cliff to provide a buffer again the sea
They allow rapid longshore drift along the coastline
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
If the photo is facing south, which direction is longshore drift working in?
west to east
east to west
south to north
north to south
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the main disadvantage of using groynes?
They can starve other beaches of sediment
Look ugly and unnatural
Expensive
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which two coastal management structures can you see
Sea wall and gabions
Groyne and rock armour
Gabions and groynes
Sea wall and rock armour
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A recurved sea wall is effective because it...
Is not particularly expensive
Stops erosion of the coastline
Deflects wave energy back out to sea
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