Geography - Geographical Issues

Question 1

Effects of human activity on coastal landscapes;

• Coastal management

Answer 1

Hard engineering used to stop coastal eroding - causes further erosion down the coast due to the preventing of LSD

Question 2

Construction

Answer 2

Dredging removes sand and gravel from docks and other essential structures

Question 3

Housing + development

Answer 3

Housing is cheaper in coastal areas - also a lot of office relocation to these areas because of the high cost of property in the inner city

Question 4

Agriculture

Answer 4

Marshes etc.. ideal for farmland. Rising sea levels can ruin farmland especially in wet and colder seasons.

Question 5

Industry

Answer 5

North sea gas is piped from the sea onshore. Its an example of how essential development brings conflict with tourists.

Question 6

What are direct impacts

Answer 6

Ocurring because of something purposely put in place to protect the area of coastline

Question 7

What are indirect impacts

Answer 7

Occurring because of something used to protect another area of the coastline

Question 8

Brake down and information about swanage bay;

Answer 8

Half of it is built up. Vital tourism spot. Several sea defences. Good example of a mixture of semi natural and human landscapes along the coast.

Question 9

Reasons for rising sea levels

Answer 9

Melting of ice caps caused by radiation from climate change and greenhouse gases, arctic sheet is melting created massive rise of sea levels and volume of water, The higher the temperature of the sea the more it will expand

Question 10

In which ways does rising sea levels effect coastal processes

Answer 10

Storms; warmer atmosphere has more energy and therefore bigger storms which make bigger waves

Question 11

Erosion - sea levels effecting coastal processes

Answer 11

Positions of wave cut notches will arrive and expand erosion of cliffs. Soft rock coastline will experience a lot more erosion causing significant damage to homes, the environment etc…

Question 12

Deposition - rising sea levels effecting coastal processes

Answer 12

Rising waters mean landforms such as beaches, spits and bars etc.. will be increasingly at risk of day to day erosion and submergance,

Question 13

Buildings and businesses in terms of how rising sea levels affect coastal processes

Answer 13

They become under threat

Question 14

How does rising sea levels affect the people

Answer 14

People are forced to relocate buildings to ensure they wont be affected

Question 15

What is a storm surge

Answer 15

When a high tide is increased due to stormy conditions such as wind and gails