Geography GCSE 4.4

Question 1

What sort of coastal management has taken place by humans to affect coastal landscapes?

Answer 1

There has been hard engineering that has been used to stop coastal erosion. This also stops long shore drift.

Question 2

What have humans done to affect construction on coastal landscapes?

Answer 2

In 1897, 600,000 tonnes of gravel were dredged from the sea bed to build Plymouth docks in Devon.

Question 3

What effect does human activity on agriculture have on coastal landscapes?

Answer 3

Coastal erosion and sea level rise has lead to a big loss of farmland. The farmland is not often protected from coastal processes. The coastline can develop naturally.

Question 4

Why is farmland not often protected?

Answer 4

Farmland is not often protected because farmers do not have the money to put groynes in place or sea walls in place. There also need money to maintain and replace there over time.