Physcical Landscapes

Question 1

How many metres of sea walls did phase IV of the Lyme Regis protection scheme include?

Answer 1

390

Question 2

Where is Banbury?

Answer 2

50km north of Oxford

Question 3

What is the population of Banbury?

Answer 3

45000

Question 4

Banbury is on the flood plain of which river?

Answer 4

River Cherwell

Question 5

Finish the sentence: the River Cherwell is a tributary of the ______.

Answer 5

Thames

Question 6

When did Banbury flood?

Answer 6

1998 and 2007

Question 7

In 1998, how much damage did flooding in Banbury cost?

Answer 7

£12.5 million

Question 8

Which road was raised as part of the Banbury flood management scheme?

Answer 8

A361

Question 9

How many houses does the Banbury flood management scheme protect?

Answer 9

400

Question 10

How many businesses does the Banbury flood management scheme protect?

Answer 10

70

Question 11

How much did the Banbury flood management scheme cost?

Answer 11

£18.5 million

Question 12

What is the estimated value of the land and buildings protected by the Banbury flood management schemes?

Answer 12

Over £100 million

Question 13

Where is the source of the River Tees?

Answer 13

Cross Fell in the Pennines

Question 14

What landmark is near where the River Tees begins to erode laterally and forms meanders in its middle course?

Answer 14

Barnard Castle

Question 15

What is often created behind a bar?

Answer 15

A lagoon

Question 16

How tall is High Force waterfall on the River Tees?

Answer 16

21 metres

Question 17

What is the less resistant rock on the High Force waterfall?

Answer 17

Limestone

Question 18

What is the more resistant rock on the High Force waterfall?

Answer 18

Dolerite

Question 19

When will flooding happen?

Answer 19

When the volume of water in a river is greater than the river’s capacity

Question 20

What is an example of impermeable soil?

Answer 20

Clay

Question 21

What is the word for soil taking in water?

Answer 21

Inflitration

Question 22

How long was the soil embankment created in Banbury?

Answer 22

2.9 km

Question 23

What is the average height of the embankment in Banbury?

Answer 23

2.5 metres

Question 24

What is the population of Lyme Regis?

Answer 24

Over 3,600

Question 25

How many tourists visit Lyme Regis per year?

Answer 25

Up to 500,000

Question 26

How much of the coastline of Lyme Regis is managed using hard engineering strategies?

Answer 26

Around 1 km

Question 27

How much did the Lyme Regis protection scheme cost?

Answer 27

£45 million

Question 28

How many homes have been protected from stage IV of the Lyme Regis protection scheme?

Answer 28

480

Question 29

When was phase IV of the Lyme Regis protection scheme completed?

Answer 29

2015

Question 30

What is an example of a plant that colonizes sand dunes?

Answer 30

Marram grass

Question 31

What is an example of a tombolo (type of bar) along the Dorset Coast?

Answer 31

Chesil Beach

Question 32

What is the name of the lagoon formed behind Chesil Beach?

Answer 32

The Fleet Lagoon

Question 33

What does Chesil Beach join?

Answer 33

The Isle of Portland to the mainland

Question 34

What is the name of the stack and the stump at the end of The Foreland in Dorset?

Answer 34

Old Harry and Old Harry's Wife

Question 35

What two bays in Dorset Coast are split by The Foreland?

Answer 35

Swanage and Studland Bay

Question 36

What is the Foreland?

Answer 36

A headland

Question 37

What are two examples of the hard rock on Dorset Coast?

Answer 37

Limestone and chalk

Question 38

What is an example of soft rock on Dorset Coast?

Answer 38

Clay

Question 39

What is Lulworth Cove on Dorset Coast?

Answer 39

A small bay formed after a gap was eroded in a band of limestone

Question 40

Other than stopping longshore drift, what else do Groynes do?

Answer 40

Create wide beaches which help prevent erosion by absorbing the sea's energy

Question 41

How much did phase IV of the Lyme Regis protection scheme cost?

Answer 41

£19.5 million

Question 42

What did Phase I of the Lyme Regis protection scheme include?

Answer 42

Building rock armour

Question 43

What did Phase II of the Lyme Regis protection scheme include?

Answer 43

Replenishing and stabilizing sand and shingle beaches and improving drainage systems

Question 44

How much did Phase II of the Lyme Regis protection cost?

Answer 44

£26 million

Question 45

How much was spent by tourists in Lyme Regis in 2015?

Answer 45

£42 million