Coastal Management Techniques
Identify the hard engineering technique shown in the image above.
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the image shows a groyne.
Identify the hard engineering technique shown in the image above.
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The image shows a gabion.
Identify the hard engineering technique shown in the image above.
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The image shows a gabion, a wire mesh containing stones.
Identify the hard engineering technique shown in the image above.
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The image shows a recurved sea wall.
Identify the hard engineering technique shown in the image above.
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Which type of coastal management involves building artificial structures that try to control natural processes?
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Which of the following statements does not apply to hard engineering coastal management strategies?
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Hard engineering approaches to coastal management tend to be expensive, last only a short amount of time, are visually unattractive and unsustainable. They often increase erosion in other places further down the coast.
Identify the different types of hard engineering used to protect the coast in the image above.
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The image shows rock armour stretching from a gabion and groyne.
Identify the hard engineering techniques used to manage the coast in the image.
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Sandscaping is a type of hard engineering. True or false?
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Sandscaping is a form of soft engineering as it works with nature.
Coastal Management Quiz
Boom! Well done!
Awesome, well done! You know your hard engineering techniques.
As Thor says, not bad at all. But, let's be honest, it's not brilliant. Give the quiz another go and don't forget to read up on this area by heading over to our coasts resources using the topics link at the top of the page.
You need to do some work on coastal processes. Take a look at our resources under Topics in the menu at the top of the page.
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