Level 3 Geography

Question 1

revetment

Answer 1

large rocks to stop foredune eroding

Question 2

renourishment

Answer 2

dropping of sand to replenish sand from beach.

Question 3

foredune

Answer 3

hill of sand closest to the water/sea.

Question 4

wind

Answer 4

the movement of air from high to low air pressure.

Question 5

waves

Answer 5

movement of air within water that causes rises and fall in water level.

Question 6

Tides

Answer 6

The movement of water up and down the beach due to the pull of the moon.

Question 7

Fetch

Answer 7

The distance wind blows across water without touching land.

Question 8

current

Answer 8

A river of sand in the sea

Question 9

geology

Answer 9

The type of rocks and soil in an area.

Question 10

constructive waves

Answer 10

Summer waves that build up the beach.

Question 11

destructive waves

Answer 11

Big winter waves that wash away sand.

Question 12

coastal erosion

Answer 12

taking away sand and soil from the beach.

Question 13

Coastal deposition

Answer 13

Building up/dropping of sand on the beach.

Question 14

Long shore drift/Littoral drift

Answer 14

movement along the beach in a zig zag pattern in the surf zone.

Question 15

Groyne

Answer 15

A wall built at right angles to the beach to capture long shore drift.

Question 16

Gabion

Answer 16

A wire package of large stones used tostabilize the foredunes.

Question 17

Maaram grass/pingau

Answer 17

spiky grasses that are planted on the foredune to capture sand and help fix erosion on beaches.

Question 18

sea wall

Answer 18

A permanent structure to protect beach front houses from big waves.

Question 19

equilibrium beach

Answer 19

The idea that beaches will erode and deposit but over time they will go back to what they were like.

Question 20

Spit

Answer 20

A narrow strip of sand joined at one end to the beach

Question 21

Sand bar

Answer 21

A collection of sand out in the sea after winter that is pushed back onto the beach.

Question 22

cuspate

Answer 22

A wide semi circular area of sand that is collected when the beach is sheltered from big waves.

Question 23

cliff

Answer 23

A steep bank made of rock.

Question 24

Channel

Answer 24

A fast moving body of water between 2 areas of land.

Question 25

northern most beach that we studied on Kapiti coast

Answer 25

North beach.

Question 26

Name of only beach not eroding on Kapiti coast

Answer 26

Kena Kena

Question 27

The beach that shouldnt be eroding but is

Answer 27

Ma r ine P………………………

Question 28

Name of beach that has a major sea wall

Answer 28

Raumati South

Question 29

Name of the southern most beach we studied

Answer 29

Paekakariki

Question 30

What is the extent of the Kapiti coast

Answer 30

From …………………….. in the Nth to ………………….. in the south and from Kapiti island in west to tararuas in the east.