Geography - Managing Coastal Processes

Question 1

The four examples of things humans have made to protect managing coastal processes

Answer 1

Rock armour
Seawall
Gabions
Groynes

Question 2

Rock armour definition

Answer 2

Rock armour refers to large rocks and boulders that are placed along the coastline to protect against erosion

Question 3

definition of seawall

Answer 3

Sea walls are large concrete defence structures built at the back of beaches that experience high levels of sea erosion

Question 4

Gabions and definition

Answer 4

Gabions are welded wire or mesh cages filled with rocks resistant to erosion

They are stacked on top of one another at the back of the beach

They break the power of a crashing wave and lower the speed of erosion

Many people prefer gabions and Rockmor to the construction of a seawall because they fit in with the local environment

Question 5

definition of groynes

Answer 5

groynes are wooden or concrete barriers that run along the beach from Buckshore to foreshore
m they replaced at a 90° angle to the sea and the purpose is to destroy longshot drift and prevent the transportation of material along the beach.

This prevents a buildup of sand at one end of the beach