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This photo
shows coastal
management
at Hornsea in
Yorkshire:
(a) Identify the coastal management feature at A.
(1 mark)
Groyne
(b) Briey describe how coastal management feature
B protects the coastline. (2 marks)
Rocks prevent damage to the sea wall by absorbing
wave power and trapping beach sand.
Coastal management
Coastal
change
Outline the main advantages and disadvantages of hard engineering methods
which are used to protect coasts.
(6 marks)
Coasts can be managed in different ways to defend them against the sea.
Hard engineering
A traditional approach to protecting coasts involves building structures.
Expensive
Expensive
Expensive
Reduces slippage
Prevents sea
removing sand
Exposes other
areas of coastline
Rocks absorb
wave energy
Expensive