Distinctive Landscapes Case Study Dorset

Question 1

Facts about the Dorset coastline

Answer 1

South of England
Runs from Bournemouth to Devon
Stretches 100 miles
Referred to as the Jurassic coast

Question 2

What landforms are created here

Answer 2

Swanage- Headland and bay
Old Harry’s rocks- Caves arches stacks and stumps
Chesile beach- A bar
Durdle door- An arch

Question 3

How are geomorphic processes influenced by climate and geology

Answer 3

February 2014 a storm hit
Rockfalls from cliff due to soft sandstone, cliff retreated
Climate change causing intense rainfall leads to freeze thaw weathering and mass movement leading to rockfalls

Question 4

How does human activity work with geomorphic processed to impact the landscape

Answer 4

Tourism- vegetation along cliff is worn away due to use of footpaths , exposes soil and rock to weathering

Management- soft engineering, sand imported from france
Hard engineering- beach protected by stone groynes