Coastal Management

Which key word? 'This involves building artificial structures which try to control natural processes of erosion. '

• Hard engineering

• Soft engineering

• Managed retreat

• Regeneration

Which key word? 'This does not involve building artificial structures, but takes a more sustainable and natural approach to managing the coast.'

• Hard engineering

• Soft engineering

• Managed retreat

• Regeneration

Wooden/rock structures running at right angles to the shoreline. They trap sediment and build beaches.

• Rip-rap

• Revetment

• Groyne

• Sea wall

What is the optimum shape for a seawall?

• Concave

• Convex

• Straight

• 45 degree angle

Identify the soft engineering approach to coastal management?

• Breakwater

• Rip-rap

• Beach nourishment

• Gabions

Some coastlines eroded faster than others due to the fetch. What is the fetch?

• The change of seasons.

• The rock composition along a coastline.

• The distance over which the wave has traveled.

• The average wave height of approaching waves.

Which of the options below is an example of a natural sea defence?

• Breakwater

• Promenade

• Rip-rap

• Sand dunes

Which of the following is an example of 'advancing the line'?

• Sea wall

• Breakwater

• Managed retreat

• Gabions

What is an example of a less resistant rock?

• Limestone

• Boulder clay

• Chalk

• Granite

Which of the following examples would be the most appropriate choice for managed retreat?

• Open farmland and fields

• A small coastal village

• A caravan park

• A section of land with a minor road on it