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6. In how many years is the Thames barrier likely to need replacing?

  • 30-50 years
  • 20-30 years
  • 100 years
  • 150 years

7. What will increase in coastal areas?

  • number of storm surges
  • erosion
  • temperatures
  • deposition

8. How much are the buildings worth that the Thames Barrier protects?

  • £200 million
  • £80 billion
  • £1 million
  • £8 billion

9. Many of the UKs most productive farm land is below what metre contour line?

  • 15 metres
  • 1 metre
  • 5 metre
  • 10 metres

10. Where in the UK is likely to be the worst hit by sea levels rising?

  • Norfolk
  • East Anglia
  • Devon
  • Sussex