paper 3

Question 1

main physical question

Answer 1

How effective are the costal management strategies at newton beach

Question 2

main human question

Answer 2

how successful has regeneration been in cardiff bay

Question 3

reason for choosing newton beach

Answer 3

• fetch of 7000 km- prevailing wind from south west strong waves
• discordant coastline to date different parts and see rate of erosion
• Range of strategies to protect high value land
• range of attractions manmade and natural

Question 4

risks at newton beach

Answer 4

• slips trip falls- appropriate clothing and footwear
• weather- waterproofs
• tide- keep a distance

Question 5

quantitative data at newton

Answer 5

• beach profile (systematic)
• angle of elevation- clinometer & ranging poles (systematic)
• sediment size (stratified-random)

Question 6

Qualitative data at newton

Answer 6

• powers scale of roundness (stratified-random)
• field sketch (stratified)
• Bi-polar survey (stratified)

Question 7

3 hypothesis at newton beach

Answer 7

• There will be more sediment on the west side of the groynes compared with the east
• Sediment will be larger and more angular on the west side of the beach
• Costal defences will have an impact on costal processes

Question 8

results and presentation of beach profile

Answer 8

In beach profile line graph we can see:
- west side steeper (greater gradient)
- cross sectional area is greater on the west side (20.48m^2 vs 23.52m^2)
- positive correlation between distance from shore and height
aligns with prevailing winds and longshore drift

Question 9

results and presentation of pebble size

Answer 9

we found the east side had a much smaller
presented in a dispersion graph where it was clear the east side had a smaller (inter quartile) range and a lower median compared to the west side proving our hypothesis right(wave refraction. We used a dispersion graph and a box and whisker plot (can show range and anomalies in a variety of statistical info)

Question 10

limitations of a dispersion graph

Answer 10

• need a large data set- can be easily squewed
• requires statistical measures to be understood and calculated
• only one variable can be shown

Question 11

results and presentation of sediment shape

Answer 11

divided bar graph showed that while the overall roundness was greater on the east side the west side had a greater proportion of well rounded rocks hence slightly disproving our hypothesis (divided bar chart shows a visual presentation of the different proportions found and makes it easier to make a comparison

Question 12

disadvantages of a divided bar graph

Answer 12

• in this case angularity is quite subjective and the bar graphs have too small a sample size
• impossible to extract info on specific rock
• cant represent more than one point at a time

Question 13

advantages and disadvantages of field sketches

Answer 13

• they show important features of the land
• may show the impacts of costal process
• quite subjective and can be vague

Question 14

reasons for choosing cardiff bay

Answer 14

• recently regenerated
• easily accessible as it is capital of Wales
• many buildings to survey land use
• it has increased in size

Question 15

risks and mitigation at cardiff

Answer 15

• getting lost- keep copy of map and know meet up points & emergency phone number
• slips trips and falls- appropriate footwear
• people- avoid suspicious looking people and stay in groups of at least 4

Question 16

hypothesis at cardiff

Answer 16

• Environment quality will be higher in cardiff bay than surrounding area
• the environmental quality will have improved between 1987 and 2024
• there will be a variety of land uses for locals and tourists
• locals and tourists will have a largely positive reception of cardiff bay

Question 17

data collection methods

Answer 17

• plot of transect on GIS and use of choropleth to show EQS results (systematic to see the gradual decrease)
• rephotography (stratified) to show the change at points of interests
• Land use map(systematic to see most common uses) gives the whole picture
• survey (presented later as a pie chart) to see the general opinions

Question 18

results of EQS

Answer 18

got worse as you moved out (spots lost opacity) as you moved from area supporting hypothesis

Question 19

issues with an EQS and choropleths

Answer 19

• subjective scores with no basis
• quite general
• colour may be misleading

Question 20

rephotography results

Answer 20

there has be an increase in activity and an improvement in the aesthetic value of the land since 1987 e.g cardiff becoming centre of governmental affairs

Question 21

issues with rephotography (only secondary data)

Answer 21

• can easily be manipulated
• don’t always show the exact same points
• image quality may skew opinions

Question 22

land use survey and results

Answer 22

almost 66% of buildings were used for restaurants showing not much variety in land use and in fact seeming to have a greater focus on tourists than locals

Question 23

survey results

Answer 23

80% of participants had a generally positive outlook to the regeneration project however as those who disagreed had strong opinions on the fact it favoured the tourists more data is required

Question 24

rephotography landmarks

Answer 24

governmental building- pierhead building
rest of the quay
new 500 acre fresh water lake
dragon centre has a modern architectural design

Question 25

EQS scores in in quay vs north most point

Answer 25

in bay area- 51
north- 26

Question 26

most common sectors in cardiff bay

Answer 26

tertiary sector mainly food service and shops

Question 27

what costal management strategies can be found at newton beach

Answer 27

• sand dunes
• sea wall
• rock wall/ rock armour
• groynes