Geography

1. 1.

   Fictional coastal case: an annual sediment budget receives 18,000 m³ from updrift transport and 4,000 m³ from cliffs; losses are 16,000 m³ downdrift and 9,000 m³ offshore. A proposed groyne retains sand locally; a settlement lies downdrift. All figures and locations are invented. Explain longshore drift under waves approaching at an angle.

   [2 marks] · no calculator
2. 2.

   Fictional coastal case: an annual sediment budget receives 18,000 m³ from updrift transport and 4,000 m³ from cliffs; losses are 16,000 m³ downdrift and 9,000 m³ offshore. A proposed groyne retains sand locally; a settlement lies downdrift. All figures and locations are invented. Calculate the net annual sediment balance and interpret it.

   [2 marks]
3. 3.

   Fictional coastal case: an annual sediment budget receives 18,000 m³ from updrift transport and 4,000 m³ from cliffs; losses are 16,000 m³ downdrift and 9,000 m³ offshore. A proposed groyne retains sand locally; a settlement lies downdrift. All figures and locations are invented. Explain how a groyne can benefit one beach while disadvantaging the downdrift settlement.

   [3 marks] · no calculator
4. 4.

   Fictional coastal case: an annual sediment budget receives 18,000 m³ from updrift transport and 4,000 m³ from cliffs; losses are 16,000 m³ downdrift and 9,000 m³ offshore. A proposed groyne retains sand locally; a settlement lies downdrift. All figures and locations are invented. Explain why this budget should be assessed across more than one year.

   [3 marks] · no calculator
5. 5.

   Fictional coastal case: an annual sediment budget receives 18,000 m³ from updrift transport and 4,000 m³ from cliffs; losses are 16,000 m³ downdrift and 9,000 m³ offshore. A proposed groyne retains sand locally; a settlement lies downdrift. All figures and locations are invented. Evaluate beach nourishment as an alternative to the groyne.

   [4 marks] · no calculator
6. 6.

   Fictional coastal case: an annual sediment budget receives 18,000 m³ from updrift transport and 4,000 m³ from cliffs; losses are 16,000 m³ downdrift and 9,000 m³ offshore. A proposed groyne retains sand locally; a settlement lies downdrift. All figures and locations are invented. Assess the claim that protecting the highest-value property is always the fairest coastal strategy.

   [4 marks] · no calculator

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