Coasts - Dorset coast.

Question 1

Where is Studland Bay located?

Answer 1

South coast of Dorset, near Purbeck

Question 2

What’s good about sand dunes?

Answer 2

They are a form of natural protection that cost nothing

Question 3

Why were old Christmas trees placed in the sand dunes?

Answer 3

To hold the sand dunes together

Sustainable source of protection because they are free!

Question 4

How have people been educated about the area of Studland Bay?

Answer 4

Information signs have been placed all around the site

Question 5

How have they stopped erosion?

Answer 5

Boardwalks
Car parks built to stop people parking on dunes
Dunes have been fenced off to stop people walking on them

Question 6

What other forms of management have they done?

Answer 6

Beach nourishment

Planting more marran grass to anchor the sand dunes

Question 7

where?

Answer 7

Studland Bay, Dorset, south west of England

Question 8

wildlife? (4)

Answer 8

• reptiles like adders, grass snakes & slow worms
• birds like Dartford warblers & grebes
• fish like seahorses
• plants like marram grass &lyme grass, on sand dunes, and heather on the heathland

Question 9

erosion?

Answer 9

mostly sheltered from highly erosive waves, but the southern end is being eroded

Question 10

adaptions of wildlife? (4)

Answer 10

• marram grass: folded leaves to reduce water loss + long roots to take up water, as sand dunes are windy & dry
• lyme grass: waxy cuticles to reduce water loss by transpiration
• grebes: feet are far back on their bodies to make them streamlined = better divers = easier to dive & find food in the sea
• snakes and lizards: thick scaly skin to reduce water loss & protect them from rough undergrowth on the heathland

Question 11

problems with using land: (3)

Answer 11

• lots of people walk across the sand dunes = erosion
• hundreds of boats use Studland Bay = destroys seagrass where seahorses live
• fires, caused by things such as cigarettes, can easily damage the heathland behind the sand dunes (eg/ in 2008, a fire destroyed 6 acres of heathland)

Question 12

National Trust conservation techniques: (3)

Answer 12

-for people walking on sand dunes:
•board walks are provided for people to walk on
•some dunes are fenced off to get a chance to recover
•information signs have been put up to tell visitors how to enjoy the land without damaging it
-boat owners are told not to damage the seagrass, as the seahorses are protected by law
-visitors are educated on the dangers of fires, and fire beaters are provided to extinguish flames