Extras
Tsunamis
Rain shadows
Coastal protection
Values
100

What is the purpose of training walls? 

To stop sand from blocking the river mouth

100
What are two causes of tsunamis?

Undersea earthquakes and landslides

100

Does a rain shadow have high or low rainfall?

Low

100

What is the process that moves sand to one end of the beach?

Longshore drift

100

What do we call it when a landform is valued for money?

Economic value

200

Which type of wave forms a wide, flat beach?

Constructive

200

What happens when tsunamis get close to the coastline?

They get taller

200

Which landform is involved in the creation of a rain shadow?

Mountains

200

What type of wave causes erosion?

Destructive

200

When writing a grid reference, do we go across first or up first?

Across

300

What is it called when a boat sucks up excess sand from rivers/the ocean?

Dredging

300

List three ways tsunamis impact the natural environment

Polluting water, destroying vegetation, destroying coastal ecosystems

300

What do we call the "usual" wind direction in an area?

The prevailing wind

300

What do we call it when a wave leaves behind sand in a place?

Deposition 

300

Which value is a beach bar related to?

Economic

400

Which units do contour lines go up in?

Meters

400
List three ways tsunamis impact people.

Death, loss of homes, loss of possessions.

400
Why do the clouds release their rain on the mountain range?
Because the mountain pushes the cloud higher, where it is colder, which makes it rain
400

What is the purpose of a sand pumping jetty

To collect accumulated sand and redistribute it on beaches that need it

400
If a mountain is sacred, in what way is it valued?
Spiritually
500

What is a topographic map?

A map that shows the shape/elevation of the land

500

What type of plate boundary is most likely to cause a tsunami? A _________ zone

Subduction

500

What is the name of the mountain range that forms a rain shadow in Australia?

The Great Dividing Range

500

What is the purpose of a groyne?

To disrupt longshore drift and trap sand to keep it on the beach

500

What is the debate between farmers and environmentalists about the grazing of cattle on in alpine regions in Australia?

One group values the area economically, the other, aesthetically/environemntally

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