Swanage Bay case study Use the work sheets and video to add

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Swanage Bay case study: Causes of coastal recession

Odd one out and why:

1. spit, beach, bar

2. Attrition, abrasion, biological

3. Fetch, longshore drift, geology

4. Backwash, erosion, beach

5. Headland, bay, stack

6. Chalk, clay, limestone

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/oldharry-rocks-dorset/3244.html

• Coastal recession…..

Geology

Fetch humans

Explain the factors which affect the rate of coastal recession (4)

HINT: YOU MUST GO BEYOND JUST

SAYING ‘FETCH’

Swanage bay case study L2

Create a Venn diagram like this and complete the effects of coastal recession.

Which ones overlap?

Use FACTS!

Social

Economic Environmental

Coastal management at Swanage

1. What is hard and soft engineering?

2. Stick in the sheet with the information on add a positive and a negative

3. Use page 67 and 68 to add in the hard and soft engineering for Swanage

4. Annotate on your photo on the back where the different techniques are.

5. Complete the 6 mark question,

Beach Replenishment

Sometimes it is necessary to replace the sand and shingle that has been lost by the action of the sea. Lorries are used to transport material dredged up from the sea bed to the beach.

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Rip Rap

These big boulders are usually placed at the bottom of a cliff. As the waves hit the boulders, their energy is lost so their erosive power is reduced. They are expensive.

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Revetments

These are wooden posts with slats of concrete laid on top of the beach to stop the sand being eroded.

They are cheaper than sea walls, but do not last long where the waves have lots of energy.

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Gabions

Metal cages filled with rocks. They are stacked together to make a wall to protect the coast.

They are much cheaper than other sea defenses but don’t last as long.

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Curved Sea Wall

A wall with a rounded lip at the top. This breaks up the waves energy and reflects the waves back into the sea, stopping them going over the top. Expensive but last for a long time.

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Groynes

Natural beaches are the best sea defence, but often they are washed away by longshore drift.

Groynes are cheap fences made from large wooden posts. They trap the sand and stop the beach being washed away. (look at the beach height either side of the groyne!)

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Swanage Bay: 5 Key facts

Landform of erosion (name, location) Landforms of deposition (name, location)

Factors affecting rate of recession in Swanage (pg 62 blue book)

Effects of recession (pg 62 blue book)

Social

Economic

Environmental

Hard engineering management (blue bk 66-68) Soft engineering management

Why have some parts of Swanage bay been managed and others left?

Annotate on here the different management techniques

Choose an area of coastline you have studied.

Explain how this area of coastline is being managed. (6)

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