what is the difference between hard and soft engineering ?
soft engineering is usually cheaper and looks more natural
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what does rock armour do ?
gets rid of waves energy and looks natural, this helps to stop erosion
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what is coral mining ?
when coral is taken from the sea and therefore dies
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how does climate change affect coastlines ?
by making the temperature of the sea rise causing the coral to die in un-natural temperatures
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how does destructive fishing affect the coast line ?
by getting rid of a lot of fish at any one time
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what is HDI ?
when a country is scored out of 1 for how developed they are
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what are the three main things HDI is measured on ?
knowledge, life expectancy and living standards
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what are some of the reasons why levels of development vary ?
climate, natural hazards
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what are some examples of development indicators ?
education, heath care, poverty, safety
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what are the millennium development goals ?
eradicate extreme hunger, primary education for all, reduce child mortality, improve maternal care, gender equality, become a more developed world, combat HIV,
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what are the negatives about top down development ?
local communities affected will have little say, they cost lots of money
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who funds top down projects ?
the government who usually has to then lend money from the world bank
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what is an example of a top down project ?
the Pergau dam in malaysia
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how are caves arches stacks and stumps formed ?
by soft rock being eroded away which then exposes hard rock which will take longer to erode away, resulting in cave arches stumps and stacks
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what is the difference between hard and soft engineering ?
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soft engineering is usually cheaper and looks more natural
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