1GB2 - Topic 5b, Coasts - Skills Questions

SAMS1

Identify the region with the highest percentage of coast that is eroding.

• East Midlands

• South East

• North West

• Yorkshire and Humberside

SAMS1

Give one way the data presentation in Figure 2 could be adapted to make it more obvious which region has the highest percentage of coast that is defended.

SAMS2

Which one of the following is the best description of Wilsthorpe?

• 1. A lost town near Flamborough Head.

• 1. A present town close to Bridlington.

• 1. A lost town near Spurn Head.

• 1. A present town close to Kilnsea.

SAMS2

Identify one way in which Figure 2 could be improved to help calculate the rate of erosion on this coastline.

SAMS2

State two possible reasons why coastal erosion is rapid on this coastline.

June 2018

State the process that moves sediment along this coastline.

June 2018

Identify which one of the following is the most likely direction of sediment movement along this coastline

• east to west

• north to south

• south to north

• west to east

Answer explanation

The accumulation of sand on the southern side of the groynes is evidence of a south north movement

June 2019

State the type of waves shown.

June 2019

Identify which one of the following is the most likely cause of waves such as these.

• 1. a long fetch across the Atlantic Ocean

• 1. soft rocks that are easily eroded

• 1. a short fetch across the North Sea

• 1. a period of very cold weather

June 2020

Identify one type of hard engineering used to protect this coastline.