Year 10 - Geography
Example of a coastal management scheme
Coastal landscapes
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Unit Summary
This unit, comprising of three variants, teaches pupils about processes and landforms associated with coastal, river and glacial landscapes. Pupils will learn about the formative processes involved in creating distinctive landforms and of the need for management.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to explain the reasons, strategy, effects and conflicts associated with coastal management at Lyme Regis.
Key Notes
- Location of Lyme Regis in the UK.
- There are several reasons why Lyme Regis needs coastal management.
- A range of coastal management strategies are used at Lyme Regis.
- The management strategies used at Lyme Regis have a range of effects.
Vocabulary To Learn
- hard engineering: using artificial structures to protect coastlines from erosion and flooding
- soft engineering: making use of natural processes to reduce erosion and flooding in a way that minimises environmental impact
- managed retreat: when areas of the coast are deliberately allowed to flood or erode naturally
- stakeholders: any groups or individuals involved in or interested in changes being made at the coast
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Coastal management strategies like sea walls and groynes completely solve the threat of coastal erosion.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this geography topic using two clear key points.
Location of Lyme Regis in the UK. There are several reasons why Lyme Regis needs coastal management.
2. Define this geography term and use it in an example. 'hard engineering'
using artificial structures to protect coastlines from erosion and flooding.
3. Correct this common geography misunderstanding.
Mistake: Coastal management strategies like sea walls and groynes completely solve the threat of coastal erosion. Correction: Coastal management reduces the risk of coastal erosion but does not completely protect an area from erosion.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Coastal erosion landforms Study Guide
- Costs and benefits of coastal management strategies Study Guide
- Examples of coastal landforms Study Guide
- Landforms of coastal deposition Study Guide
- The role of geology at the coast Study Guide
- Using GIS to visualise the impact of physical and human processes on coasts Study Guide
- Wave processes at the coast Study Guide
- Weathering and mass movement at the coast Study Guide
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