Coastal Management (AQA AS Geography): Exam Questions

‘Adaptation will become more important than mitigation as a response to predicted sea level rise for people living in coastal environments.’

To what extent do you agree with this view?

‘Sustainable approaches to coastal flood and erosion risk are the only way forward in managing coasts.’

With reference to a local scale coastal environment you have studied, how far do you agree with this statement?

Outline features of integrated coastal zone management.

Figure 3 shows total populations and numbers of people living in areas at risk of coastal flooding in selected countries, in different continents, in 2020.

Figure 4 shows predicted total populations and numbers of people living in areas at risk of coastal flooding in the same countries in 2100.

Analyse the data shown in Figure 3 and Figure 4.

With reference to a coastal landscape beyond the UK that you have studied, assess the extent to which people will be able to successfully adapt to the risks they face in living on the coast in the future.

With reference to a coastal landscape beyond the UK, assess the view that predicted climate change will only lead to negative impacts on the coastal area.

‘Sustainable approaches to coastal management will become more important than traditional approaches in dealing with the impacts of climate change.’

To what extent do you agree with this view?