Starter quiz
- What term is used to describe the distance a wave has travelled?
- 'Fetch' ✓
- Which of these statements is most correct about coastal management?
- The most effective coastal management is always to do nothing.
- Reducing erosion at one location can increase erosion further down the coast. ✓
- Economically valuable locations are most likely to be protected from erosion. ✓
- The aim of coastal management is always to prevent any erosion of the UK.
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- Which of these processes is most likely to have produced unconsoliated material as the local geology at a coastline?
- concordant geology
- discordant geology
- glacial deposition ✓
- volcanic eruptions
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- The most common wind direction at a location is called the ______ wind.
- 'prevailing' ✓
- Match the terms below with the correct definitions.
- swash⇔the movement of water carrying sediment up the beach ✓
- backwash⇔the movement of water carrying sediment away from the beach ✓
- destructive wave⇔high-energy waves that remove sediment from beaches ✓
- constructive wave⇔low-energy waves that build up sediment on beaches ✓
- Select the answers that correctly describe impacts of climate change on coastlines.
- Climate change causes rising sea levels, leading to coastal flooding. ✓
- Increased storm intensity from climate change erodes coastlines faster. ✓
- Climate change has no effect on coastal ecosystems or landforms.
- Climate change only impacts coastal areas by increasing fish populations.
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Exit quiz
- How has tourism affected coastal erosion at Happisburgh?
- Tourism has no effect on coastal erosion in Happisburgh.
- Tourism has stopped erosion by funding coastal barriers.
- Tourism impacts have caused Happisburgh council to ban all beach access.
- Tourism has worsened erosion by increasing foot traffic on cliffs. ✓
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- What mass movement processes are the cliffs at Happisburgh vulnerable to?
- constructive waves
- rockfall ✓
- deposition
- slumping ✓
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- How many houses has Happisburgh lost in the last 20 years?
- 34 ✓
- 53
- 61
- 120
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- Longshore drift moving towards Great Yarmouth has caused what to happen to the beach at Happisburgh?
- formation of a spit
- increase in destructive wave frequency
- reduction in beach width ✓
- reduced fetch
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Key learning points
- Happisburgh is experiencing some of the fastest coastal erosion rates in the UK.
- Physical processes make the Happisburgh coastline vulnerable to erosion.
- Human processes play a significant role in the rate of coastal erosion at Happisburgh.
Common misconception
Coastal management always positively impacts coastlines.
Coastal management can sometimes harm coastlines by causing erosion in nearby areas. For example, building groynes may protect one section but increase erosion further down the coast.
Keywords
Erosion - the wearing away of rocks along the coastline
Climate change - long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns
Coastal management - the protection of coastlines from erosion and flooding through artificial or natural methods
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