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Coastal Scenery 02

These pebbles are from Chesil Beach in Dorset. The beach is made of shingle and is 29 km (18 mi) long. (Photo courtesy of andy_kyte_uk at Flickr.)

Coastal Scenery 02

There are many headlands along the UK coast, possibly the most well-known being Land's End in Cornwall. Land's End is the extreme south-westerly point of the British mainland. Try our second Geography quiz in the series on coastal scenery.

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  1. When the coastline is worn back it is said to have what?

  2. The movement of a wave up a beach is called what?

  3. Waves throwing pebbles at a cliff leads to what process?

  4. A famous shingle bank in Dorset is Chesil what?

  5. What process leads to the formation of a sand spit?

  6. Rock extending further out to sea than the rocks on either side forms a what?

  7. What causes the end of a sand spit to curve?

  8. Headlands and bays are found in areas with what?

  9. What name is given to large concrete blocks protecting the coast?

  10. Which wooden boards trap sand and stop beach erosion?

Quiz written by Jan Crompton

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