CASE STUDY – BARTON ON SEA

Answer the following questions in full sentences. You may take rough notes while the DVD is playing.

 

1. What is meant by ‘fetch’?
2. How long is the fetch for the west coast of Britain?
3. Which is the most common wind direction in Britain?
4. What is the name of the hard rock in the stretch of coastline in the film?
5. How may kms have some of the pebbles on the beach travelled?
6. What is the name for this movement of material along a coastline?
7. What is the name for a beach that extends out to sea when there is a bend in a coastline?
8. What is the purpose of groynes?
9. How much does it cost to build one groyne?
10. What are the main problems at Barton on Sea?
11. What factors determine if sea defences are built by the local council?