Unit 2: Crowded Coasts

40 questions, mainly on case studies for Unit 2: Coasts. Hope it's useful :)

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  • Created by: LouiseG
  • Created on: 18-05-16 12:47

1. Which of these is not a pressure for development at the Southampton "honeypot" location?

  • Sailing and leisure craft
  • Nuclear industry development
  • Expansion of suburbs and villages
  • Industrial development of oil and shipping
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2. Which of these is not a problem caused by the Fawley Oil Refinery?

  • Warm effluent affecting the foodweb and ecosystem
  • 50,000 trees and shrubs planted
  • A 1989 oil spill that killed 800 birds
  • Salt marsh reduced by the growing refinery
  • June 2010 20 barrels of vacuum gas oil leaked into Southampton Water

3. What percentage of the UK's manufacturing industry is on the coast?

  • 10%
  • 40%
  • 20%
  • 80%

4. Which of these is not a conflict caused by tourists visiting Studland Bay?

  • Motors threatening dolphins
  • Trampling of rare sand dunes
  • Noise and habitat destruction from oil drilling
  • Congestion on roads

5. Which village near Mappleton has seen an increase in erosion from its groynes?

  • Easington
  • Cowden
  • Withernsea
  • Hornsea

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