Walton-on-the-Naze (Distinctive Landscapes) :)

Question 1

name of more resistant (impermeable) rock

Answer 1

London clay

Question 2

name of less resistant (permeable) rock

Answer 2

red crag

Question 3

Downside of rock gabions (steel cages full of rock) being placed along the base of the cliff in 2017

Answer 3

some of the cages broke open and led to more abrasion against the cliffs

Question 4

how many frost days annually

Answer 4

19

Question 5

Why are the waves so destructive?

Answer 5

Increased wind speeds due to long fetch means there are more destructive waves.

Question 6

Name 3 pieces of equipment needed in a beach profile:

Answer 6

• clinometer
• ranging poles
• measuring tape

Question 7

What does a beach profile show us?

Answer 7

• If the beach has a shallow gradient then it has constructive waves
• If it has a steep gradient then it has destructive waves
• Walton-on-the-Naze has constructive waves

Question 8

Describe the method of groyne analysis?

Answer 8

• Measure both sides of the groyne using a tape measure and calculate the difference

Question 9

What does a groyne analysis show us? (Any Naze specific knowledge?)

Answer 9

• A large difference in height indicate that the groynes are very effective
• In Walton-on-the-Naze we found that the south side had more sand and a greater height

Question 10

What do pill boxes show us?

Answer 10

They show how much the cliffs have retreated since WW1

Question 11

How did we present the beach profile?

Answer 11

Line graph with a protractor

Question 12

How did we present the groyne analysis?

Answer 12

a bipolar bar graph to clearly show the difference in height

Question 13

Evidence that the rip rap was effective?

Answer 13

The cliffs behind it had a steeper gradient (less slumping) and there was more vegetation

Question 14

Name two positive of a cliff sketch:

Answer 14

• contemporary/up to date
• easy to annotate

Question 15

Name two negatives of a cliff sketch:

Answer 15

• subjective
• drawing ability

Question 16

Name two positives of a groyne analysis:

Answer 16

• we repeated it 3 times
• human error was limited (measuring tape was the only piece of equipment used)

Question 17

Name three negatives of a groyne analysis:

Answer 17

• groynes were broken
• height varies along groyne (only measured at one point)
• human error

Question 18

Name a positive of a beach profile:

Answer 18

lots of technical equipment used for more accurate results (clinometer, ranging poles, measuring tape)

Question 19

Name two negatives of a beach profile:

Answer 19

• measuring tape blown in wind
• ranging poles at inconsistent heights

Question 20

What is the overall title?

Answer 20

How do humans impact upon coastal processes at Walton-on-the-Naze on the Essex coast?