Flashcards in 4.4 Human Activity Deck (7)
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1
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4.4a) Name a few types of Development indicators
A
Human Development Index,
GDP
GDP per Capita
2
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Name three types of coastal management
A
Sea Wall, Groynes, Rock Armour, Beach nourishment, Slope stabilisation
3
Q
How is industry effected by the coast?
A
Tourists provide jobs for locals, and shop workers, while Ports can be home to a large number of fishermen and sailors.
4
Q
How is agriculture effected by sea level rise?
A
If the sea level rises and floods farmland, it will become salty, making it hard for anything to grow there.
5
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4.4b) Name a coastal landscape
A
Swanage
6
Q
Name one type of physical process contributing to erosion
A
Weathering
7
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Name one type of human process contributing to erosion?
A
Groynes (sped up erosion past the terminal groyne.
