Coastal Change, and Conflict

Question 0

Bay

Answer 0

Sheltered area of coastline made from soft rock.

Question 1

Backwash

Answer 1

The movement of a wave retreating back to sea, away from the beach.

Question 2

Coastal Flooding

Answer 2

When areas of land are flooded by the sea.

Question 3

Coastal Management

Answer 3

The processes, and plans applied to coastal areas by local authorities, and agencies.

Question 4

Concordant coastline

Answer 4

Layers of hard, and soft rock which lie parallel against the coastline.

Question 5

Constructive wave

Answer 5

Wave which has a larger swash than backwash.

Question 6

Deposition

Answer 6

Placing sand, and sediment in a certain place by a wave, erosion, transportation, or humans.

Question 7

Destructive waves

Answer 7

Wave which has a larger backwash than swash.

Question 8

Discordant coastline

Answer 8

Layers of hard, and soft rock which run vertically against the coastline, forming headlands, and bays.

Question 9

Do nothing

Answer 9

An approach that allows natural processes to take their course without any intervention.

Question 10

Erosion

Answer 10

Breaking down of rock, and sediment.

Question 11

Fetch

Answer 11

The distance a wave travels before hitting the coastline.

Question 12

Geological structure

Answer 12

The way in which the rocks are arranged, both vertically, and horizontally.

Question 13

Hard engineering

Answer 13

A heavily managed area of the coastline e.g. Sea wall, groyne

Question 14

Hard rock coast

Answer 14

More resistant rock that is harder to erode, or weather e.g. Granite

Question 15

Headland

Answer 15

Outcrop of land at sea made from had rock.

Question 16

Holistic approach

Answer 16

An approach to environmental management that treats the whole area as an interrelated system.

Question 17

ICZM

Answer 17

A sustainable method of coastal management, managing the whole coastline from the shoreline to several kilometres inland as one area.

Question 18

Longshore drift

Answer 18

Process of sediment moving along the coastline.

Question 19

Mass movement

Answer 19

The down slope movement, by gravity, of soil, and/or bedrock by the processes of slumping, falling, sliding, and flowing.

Question 20

Soft rock coast

Answer 20

Less resistant rock which is easily eroded, or weathered e.g. Limestone

Question 21

Spit

Answer 21

Sand, and sediment which is attached to the coastline, but sticks out to sea.

Question 22

Stack

Answer 22

A detached column of rock located just offshore.

Question 23

Strategic realignment

Answer 23

Th reorganisation of coastal defences that is often part of managed retreat.

Question 24

Stump

Answer 24

A stack that has collapsed, leaving a small area of rock above sea level.

Question 25

Sub-aerial processes

Answer 25

The weathering of rock, and the impacts of wind, and rain.

Question 26

Swash

Answer 26

The movement of waves onto the beach.

Question 27

Weathering

Answer 27

The weather breaking down rock.