A level Physical Geography: Coasts Part 2 - Statistics

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Flooded U-shaped valley	Fjord	69%
Curved, concrete walls to reflect waves back into the sea	Sea Wall	69%
Timber or rock structures built at right angles to the coast	Groyne	66%
Large rocks placed at the foot of a cliff creating a permeable barrier to the sea	Rock Armour	63%
When land rises or falls, relative to the sea	Isostatic	57%
Maintaining the current position of the coastline	Hold the line	51%
Addition of sand or pebbles to an existing beach to make it higher or wider	Beach Nourishment	49%
When sea level itself rises or falls	Eustatic	46%
Drowned river valley caused by sea level rise	Ria	46%
SMP; Involves making decisions about how coastal erosion and flooding should be managed along the whole coastal system	Shoreline Management Plan	40%
Allows nature to 'take its course', eroding cliffs and land deemed invaluable	No active intervention	37%
Involves building defences out to sea, effectively creating new land	Advance the line	31%
Marram grass planted to reinforce dunes	Dune stabilisation	31%
ICZM; Complete sections of coasts are managed as a whole	Integrated Coastal Zone Management	31%
Flooded valleys parallel to the coast	Dalmation Coast	29%
Partially submerged rock barriers, designed to break up waves before they reach the coast	Offshore breakwater	29%
Sloping structures placed at the foot of a cliff that breaks the waves energy	Revetments	23%
Short term change in sea level caused by low air pressure	Storm Surge	23%
Sea level fall	Marine regression	17%
Sea level rise	Marine transgression	14%
Glacial deposition	Accretion	11%
Occurs when erosion gets behind coastal defences leading to rapid coastal erosion inland and undermining of defences	Outflanking	9%
A project that has social, economic and environmental benefits and lasts for a significant amount if time	Sustainable Management	9%

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