Coastal Landscapes in the UK (AQA GCSE Geography)

Study Figure 11, diagrams of destructive and constructive waves.

Using Figure 11, compare two features of destructive and constructive waves.

Study Figure 12, below, a physical map of the British Isles.

Match the following descriptions of coastal landscapes in the UK with the correct letter shown on Figure 12.

Coastal landscapes in the UK

Study Figure 8, a 1:50 000 Ordnance Survey map of part of the coastline in Norfolk.

Coastal landscapes in the UK

Study Figure 10 on the insert, a 1:50 000 Ordnance Survey map of the Woolacombe area in North Devon.

Study Figure 12, showing sediment size at two locations along a coastal spit.

Which of these is a process of mass movement in coastal environments? 

Shade one circle only.

Study Figure 13, an image showing a coastal realignment scheme at Medmerry, West Sussex.

Study Figure 14, a graph showing rates of erosion at a coastal site between 2000 and 2018.

Using Figure 14, what is the projected rate of erosion for 2030?

_____________ metres per year

Study Figure 9, a photograph taken along the stretch of coastline.

Suggest one type of mass movement that is affecting these cliffs.

Coastal landscapes in the UK

Study Figure 11, a map showing the changing coastline of the Holderness area, Yorkshire.

Figure 11

Using Figure 11, what is the mode of annual rate of erosion along the Holderness coastline?

Shade one circle only

Using Figure 11, describe how the rate of erosion changes from north to south.

Using Figure 11, what is the coastal landform that has formed at Spurn Head?

Shade one circle only.

Using Figure 11, suggest why there is a headland at Flamborough Head.

Study Figure 12, a photograph showing cliffs at Aldbrough on the Holderness coast.

Figure 12

Using Figure 12, give one reason why the rate of erosion of the Holderness coast is high.