Unit 1-coastal Environments

Question 0

Infrastructure

Answer 0

Network of links including transportation and services

Question 1

Growth poles

Answer 1

Areas used for business development

Question 2

Marine erosion

Answer 2

The wearing away of rocks by the action of the sea

Question 3

Weathering

Answer 3

The breaking down of rocks by the action of the weather ,plants or chemical action

Question 4

Landform

Answer 4

A physical feature that has been shapes by erosion /weathering

Question 5

Headland

Answer 5

Where land juts out into the sea

Question 6

Slipping pane

Answer 6

Line of weakness,often where a previous landslide has occurred

Question 7

Sediment

Answer 7

Material that is eroded and deposited by the action of the action of the water or the wind

Question 8

Beach

Answer 8

An accumulation of sand and shingle

Question 9

Groyne

Answer 9

Wooden or concrete barrier built across a beach

Question 10

Estuary

Answer 10

The tidal part of a river

Question 11

Timber revetments

Answer 11

Open structures of planks which act as Breakwaters but allow sand through the gaps so that a beach develops

Question 12

Rock bund

Answer 12

Mound of rocks built in front of cliff for protection

Question 13

Levels

Answer 13

Areas of flat land, often with many rivers /streams

Question 14

Beach profile

Answer 14

The shape of the beach

Question 15

Ecosystems

Answer 15

Communities of plants and animals within a particular physical environment

Question 16

Reefs

Answer 16

Ridges of rock near the surface of the sea

Question 17

Sedimentation

Answer 17

Deposition of fine sand

Question 18

Earth bund

Answer 18

Constructed mountain of earth

Question 19

Integrated management

Answer 19

Management of the whole of an area/ system rather than parts of it

Question 20

Sustainable management

Answer 20

Management that meets the needs of the present while present while preserving an area for future generations