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A level Physical Geography: Coasts Part 2 - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 57 times
- The average score is 9 of 23
Answer Stats
| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Flooded U-shaped valley | Fjord | 72%
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| Curved, concrete walls to reflect waves back into the sea | Sea Wall | 72%
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| Timber or rock structures built at right angles to the coast | Groyne | 69%
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| Large rocks placed at the foot of a cliff creating a permeable barrier to the sea | Rock Armour | 67%
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| When land rises or falls, relative to the sea | Isostatic | 62%
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| Maintaining the current position of the coastline | Hold the line | 56%
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| Addition of sand or pebbles to an existing beach to make it higher or wider | Beach Nourishment | 54%
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| When sea level itself rises or falls | Eustatic | 51%
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| Drowned river valley caused by sea level rise | Ria | 51%
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| SMP; Involves making decisions about how coastal erosion and flooding should be managed along the whole coastal system | Shoreline Management Plan | 44%
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| Allows nature to 'take its course', eroding cliffs and land deemed invaluable | No active intervention | 41%
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| ICZM; Complete sections of coasts are managed as a whole | Integrated Coastal Zone Management | 38%
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| Involves building defences out to sea, effectively creating new land | Advance the line | 36%
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| Flooded valleys parallel to the coast | Dalmation Coast | 31%
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| Partially submerged rock barriers, designed to break up waves before they reach the coast | Offshore breakwater | 31%
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| Marram grass planted to reinforce dunes | Dune stabilisation | 28%
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| Sloping structures placed at the foot of a cliff that breaks the waves energy | Revetments | 23%
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| Short term change in sea level caused by low air pressure | Storm Surge | 23%
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| Sea level fall | Marine regression | 18%
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| Sea level rise | Marine transgression | 18%
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| A project that has social, economic and environmental benefits and lasts for a significant amount if time | Sustainable Management | 13%
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| Glacial deposition | Accretion | 10%
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| Occurs when erosion gets behind coastal defences leading to rapid coastal erosion inland and undermining of defences | Outflanking | 8%
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