Distinctive Landscapes case study facts

Question 1

River Thames - Flooding damages

Answer 1

• 2014 flooded
• 5000 homes and businesses
• costing £500 million

Question 2

River Thames - - Management

Answer 2

• Management – Jubilee River (straightening) to take water away from Eton to Staines.
• Management – Thames Barrier built in 1984 to protect against storm surges

Question 3

North Norfolk Coast - Over strand - geology

Answer 3

• Soft rock – clay, glacial till

Question 4

North Norfolk Coast - Over strand - Management for coastal erosion

Answer 4

• 410m seawall - reduced the rate of erosion to 0m per year- protect buildings on the top of the cliff like the Sea Marge Hotel
• 9 groynes -
• over 60 properties could potentially be lost by 2105.