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Sea Defence Schemes
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- 1RevetmentSloping ramps that face the sea and absorb the energy of breaking waves.
- 2Rip-rapLarge boulders piled up in front of cliffs or sea walls to protect them from erosion.
- 3Sea WallA concrete barrier that protects areas from wave attack and flooding. Curved to deflect waves during high tide.
- 4GabionsWire cages filled with rocks and stacked to form a barrier against breaking waves.
- 5Off-shore BreakwaterRock structures built parallel to the coast, which force waves to break before they reach the shore.
- 6GroynesConcrete or wooden barriers built at right angles to the beach that reduces long-shore drift by trapping drifting sand.
- 7Beach ReplenishmentReplacing sand or shingle that has been removed by long-shore drift.
- 8Beach ReprofilingShaping the beach so that it absorbs more energy during storms.
- 9Beach RecyclingLarge trucks are used to transport the beach material that has accumulated in one direction to the opposite direction.
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- - Geography Flashcards on Sea Defence Schemes, created by James Copley on 20/11/2016.
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