Unit IC - UK Physical Landscapes
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How many metres of sea walls did phase IV of the Lyme Regis protection scheme include?
390
Where is Banbury?
50km north of Oxford
What is the population of Banbury?
45,000
Banbury is on the flood plain of which river?
River Cherwell
Finish the sentence: the River Cherwell is a tributary of the ______.
Thames
When did Banbury flood?
1998 and 2007
In 1998, how much damage did flooding in Banbury cost?
£12.5 million
Which road was raised as part of the Banbury flood management scheme?
A361
How many houses does the Banbury flood management scheme protect?
400
How many businesses does the Banbury flood management scheme protect?
70
How much did the Banbury flood management scheme cost?
£18.5 million
What is the estimated value of the land and buildings protected by the Banbury flood management schemes?
Over £100 million
Where is the source of the River Tees?
Cross Fell in the Pennines
What landmark is near where the River Tees begins to erode laterally and forms meanders in its middle course?
Barnard Castle
What is often created behind a bar?
A lagoon
How tall is High Force waterfall on the River Tees?
21 metres
What is the less resistant rock on the High Force waterfall?
Limestone
What is the more resistant rock on the High Force waterfall?
Dolerite
When will flooding happen?
When the volume of water in a river is greater than the river's capacity
What is an example of impermeable soil?
Clay
What is the word for soil taking in water?
Inflitration
How long was the soil embankment created in Banbury?
2.9 km
What is the average height of the embankment in Banbury?
2.5 metres
What is the population of Lyme Regis?
Over 3,600
How many tourists visit Lyme Regis per year?
Up to 500,000
How much of the coastline of Lyme Regis is managed using hard engineering strategies?
Around 1 km
How much did the Lyme Regis protection scheme cost?
£45 million
How many homes have been protected from stage IV of the Lyme Regis protection scheme?
480
When was phase IV of the Lyme Regis protection scheme completed?
2015
What is an example of a plant that colonizes sand dunes?
Marram grass
What is an example of a tombolo (type of bar) along the Dorset Coast?
Chesil Beach
What is the name of the lagoon formed behind Chesil Beach?
The Fleet Lagoon
What does Chesil Beach join?
The Isle of Portland to the mainland
What is the name of the stack and the stump at the end of The Foreland in Dorset?
Old Harry and Old Harry's Wife
What two bays in Dorset Coast are split by The Foreland?
Swanage and Studland Bay
What is the Foreland?
A headland
What are two examples of the hard rock on Dorset Coast?
Limestone and chalk
What is an example of soft rock on Dorset Coast?
Clay
What is Lulworth Cove on Dorset Coast?
A small bay formed after a gap was eroded in a band of limestone
Other than stopping longshore drift, what else do Groynes do?
Create wide beaches which help prevent erosion by absorbing the sea's energy
How much did phase IV of the Lyme Regis protection scheme cost?
£19.5 million
What did Phase I of the Lyme Regis protection scheme include?
Building rock armour
What did Phase II of the Lyme Regis protection scheme include?
Replenishing and stabilizing sand and shingle beaches and improving drainage systems
How much did Phase II of the Lyme Regis protection cost?
£26 million
How much was spent by tourists in Lyme Regis in 2015?
£42 million