Coastal Defences at Minehead 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyCoastsIGCSEAQA Created by: Lotto65Created on: 09-04-16 14:44 Give 5 things built at Minehead to protect it Rock armour, beach nourishment, curved sea wall, wooden groynes, wide walkway 1 of 9 How big is the sea wall? 0.6m tall 2 of 9 How does the curved sea wall protect the area? Deflects wave energy back into the sea 3 of 9 How does the rock armour help? Spreads out the wave energy so it is not so concentrated on one area and therefore erosion is not so concentrated 4 of 9 How high has the beach nourishment built up the beach? 2m 5 of 9 How does the beach nourishment help? Encourages waves to break further out to sea to protect the coastline and give the tourists a sandy beach to enjoy 6 of 9 How do the wooden groynes help? Create beach build up and stop longshore drifts destroying the beach by moving sand East 7 of 9 How does the wide walkway help? Stops the momentum of the waves that enter so little erosion takes place 8 of 9 Has all this been successful? Yes 9 of 9
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