Case Study: A Low-energy coastal environment: The Rhone Delta, F

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The Rhone Delta is located where the River ​ (a)   flows ​ (b)   into the​ (c)   Sea in southern ​ (d)   , west of ​ (e)  

• Rhone
• Mediterranean
• France
• Marseilles
• South
• Rio de Janeiro
• Egypt
• Yangtze
• North
• Beijing

Where does the River Rhone flow into?

• Atlantic Ocean
• Mediterranean Sea
• Black Sea
• North Sea

What are the two major distributaries of the River Rhone?

• Grande Rhone and Petit Rhone
• Seine and Loire
• Danube and Elbe
• Thames and Mersey

How long is the coastline of the Rhone delta?

• 50 km
• 70 km
• 90 km
• 120 km

What is the total area covered by the Rhone delta?

• 1240 km²
• 1540 km²
• 1740 km²
• 2040 km²

When did the current shoreline of the Rhone delta begin to take shape?

• 16th century
• 17th century
• 18th century
• 19th century

What is the shape of the Rhone delta?

• Bird's foot
• Cuspate
• Lobate
• Estuarine

What type of coastal environment characterises the Rhone delta?

• High-energy
• Low-energy
• Tidal
• Barrier

What is the dominant wind direction in the Rhone delta region?

• NW
• NE
• SW
• SE