geography energy coastlines flashcards

Question 1

Which sea does the river Rhone flow into?

Answer 1

Mediterranean sea, west of Marseilles (southern France)

Question 2

What are the two major distributaries it lies between?

Answer 2

Grande Rhone, petit Rhone

Question 3

when was the River Rhone formed?

Answer 3

over the last 7000 years, after sea level rise from last ice age

Question 4

how much distance does it cover?

Answer 4

90km long and an area of 1740km2

Question 5

how long is the longest fetch in RD

Answer 5

900km from SW

Question 6

what was the deposition in 1990

Answer 6

50 tonnes a minute

Question 7

what was the deposition in 2020

Answer 7

1.5million tonnes a year

Question 8

main direction of waves at RD?

Answer 8

south west(30%)

Question 9

what are the landforms along RD?

Answer 9

lagoons trapped behind onshore bars and spits, dunes

Question 10

sea level rise since 1950?

Answer 10

2mm/year

Question 11

what’s happening at Stes-Maries?

Answer 11

15 million euros on groynes, rip rap, sea walls, due to 8m of coastal retreat

Question 12

Where is the high energy coastline?

Answer 12

between Saltburn and Flamborough head

Question 13

how long is Saltburn to FH?

Answer 13

60 km

Question 14

how tall are the North York Moors?

Answer 14

400m above sea level(shale, limestone)

Question 15

What is Flamborough head

Answer 15

a large chalk headland

Question 16

what’s the fetch on SB to FH?

Answer 16

1500km, North to Northeast

Question 17

differences in erosion rates between SB and FH?

Answer 17

shale and clay is 0.8m a year
sandstone and limestone less than 0.1m a year

Question 18

what’s the main sediment source ?

Answer 18

river Esk at Whitby

Question 19

where are the higher cliffs?

Answer 19

robin hoods bay and saltburn

Question 20

where are the shore platforms?

Answer 20

robin Hoods bay, max width of 500m

Question 21

example of a stack?

Answer 21

Green stacks pinnacle

Question 22

low energy beaches?

Answer 22

Scarborough and Filey Bay