Coastal Management (Edexcel A Level Geography): Exam Questions

Exam code: 9GE0

3 hours15 questions
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8 marks

Explain why sustainable management of coastlines may lead to local conflicts.

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8 marks

Explain why a range of approaches is needed to manage coastal landscapes.

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6 marks

Study Figure 3a

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Figure 3a

Historic rates of coastal recession in North Norfolk

Explain how variations in the rate of coastal recession in North Norfolk may provide evidence for the different approaches to coastal management.

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6 marks

Study Figure 1.

Wide sandy beach beside a tall concrete sea wall on a clear day, with scattered seaweed, distant walkers and low cliffs in the background.
Figure 1 - Hard engineering at St Quen's Bay, Jersey

Explain how the hard engineering strategy shown protects the coast.

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6 marks

Study Figure 1.

Pebble beach with wooden groynes curving into the calm sea under an overcast sky, a few distant people walking along the shoreline
Figure 1 - Groynes on Bognor Regis beach - L S Wilson CC-BY-2.0 via Wikimedia

Explain how the groynes shown help to protect the coast.

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6 marks

Study Figure 1.

Photograph showing soft engineering being used to improve sea defences.
Figure 1 - Soft engineering - A. Diack CC-BY-2.0

Explain how the soft engineering strategy shown protects the coast.

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6 marks

Study Figure 1.

Grassy coastal path leading to a wooden gate on a sea wall, overlooking calm water and a distant low shoreline under a pale evening sky
Figure 1 - Managed realignment by D Freiss CC-BY-2.0 via wikimedia

Explain how the managed realignment shown helps to manage the coast.

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6 marks

Study Figure 1.

Map of a coastline showing Seaton protected by a sea wall and rock armour, while nearby Cliffend village has no coastal defence and is left to erosion.
Figure 1 - Coastal Management

Explain how the coastal management decisions shown create winners and losers.

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8 marks

Explain why a range of approaches is needed to manage coastal landscapes.

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8 marks

Explain the role of economic, social and environmental factors in coastal management decisions.

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Evaluate the view that hard engineering approaches to coastal management produce more winners than losers.

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Evaluate the view that coastal management policies are mainly based on economic judgements.

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20 marks

Evaluate the view that the higher the level of economic development the greater the consequences of coastal flooding.

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20 marks

Evaluate the view that global warming is the greatest threat to coastlines and their communities.

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20 marks

Evaluate the view that without hard engineering there is little future for coastal communities threatened by coastal recession and flooding.