Mocks

Question 1

List the hard engineering methods for costal erosion management

Answer 1

Groynes, revetments or sea walls and rock armour

Question 2

List the soft engineering methods for costal erosion management

Answer 2

sand dune management

Question 3

How does a sand split form

Answer 3

Longshore drift loses energy meaning it deposits it load

Question 4

What plates/boundary caused the 2011 Japan earthquake

Answer 4

subduction zone plate boundary between the Pacific and North America plates

Question 5

Describe the world distribution of fold mountains referring to named places in your answer

Answer 5

Fold mountains are the most common type of mountain in the world. The rugged heights of the Himalayas, Andes and Alps are all active fold mountains. The Himalayas stretch through the borders of China, Bhutan, Nepal, India and Pakistan. The crust beneath the Himalaya is still the process of being compressed.