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AN#Ge#1#2011#Coast
Geography Topic 1 Coastal Management 2011
Question | Answer |
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Sources of sand | Crushed coral, shells, basalt, lava, granite and quartz from deposited granite |
Floods | Distribute sand |
Sea walls | Stops long shore drift |
Groynes | Catch drifting sand |
Long-shore drift | Pushes sand along the beach |
Swash | Builds up sand in normal wave |
Sea walls | Remove beach |
Vegetation | Stops wind picking up the sand |
Federal government | Funds greening Australia, maintains Landcare Australia and supports community water-management programs |
Local government | Maintains community organisations such as bush-care groups |
State government | Ensures cooperation between federal and local governments |
Methods to conserve the coast | Planting native vegetation, closing illegal access points, construction of gabion (revetment) walls and sea walls as well as beach nourishment |
Beaches | Barrier between man made assets and the ocean |