4.4: Distinctive Coastal Landscapes Are Modified By Human Activity Interacting With Physical Process

Question 1

What affect does coastal management have on coastal landscapes?

Answer 1

As coastal management used to protect populated areas may affect and erode other beaches or cliffs further down as some coastal management techniques prevent LSD from happening, such as groins. This builds up the groin protected beach with sediment but deprives the beaches further down from being built up, making them vulnerable.

Question 2

What is the affect of industry on coastal landscapes?

Answer 2

Chemical plants and oil refineries are set up near the coast

Question 3

Development?

Answer 3

Holderness lost 29 villages in the last 1000 years with over 20 mil living by U.K. Coast

Question 4

Agriculture?

Answer 4

Fishing industry may be affected by flooding in areas with sea level rise, farming lands already been lost to floods.

Question 5

Swanage?

Answer 5

South coast of U.K. below Bournemouth with the A351 leading directly to it. Humans have defended Swanage Bay South well, minimally on Durston Bay and nothing on Ballard point, Swanage Bay north. Discordant coast, sands, clays, sandstone, 3 bays 2 headlands, residential area. Durston - Mass movement, erosion. Swanage South - deposition, erosion. North - some erosion hard cliffs.