2B.10 Impacts of coastal recession and flooding Quiz: Pearson Edexcel Geography, Unit 3

The 20 questions

1. Which of the following is classified as a social loss caused by coastal recession?

   • Loss of livelihood
   • Business property loss
   • Infrastructure damage
   • Agricultural land loss

2. Which of the following is an economic loss caused by coastal recession?

   • Loss of livelihood
   • Agricultural land loss
   • Household relocation
   • Reduced amenity value

3. What name is given to someone forced to move due to coastal flooding?

   • Economic migrant
   • Environmental refugee
   • Seasonal tourist
   • Internal asylum seeker

4. Which term describes a social loss involving reduced recreational and aesthetic coastal enjoyment?

   • Amenity value loss
   • Infrastructure damage
   • Loss of livelihood
   • Agricultural land loss

5. Where are the economic and social impacts of coastal recession typically most significant?

   • Rural nature reserves
   • Deep offshore waters
   • Unpopulated cliff tops
   • Dense coastal developments

6. Which factor contributes most to severe coastal flood consequences in developing nations?

   • Lower tidal ranges
   • Denser coral reefs
   • Limited financial resources
   • Higher wave energy

7. A coastal farm is permanently submerged by rising sea levels. Which economic loss is this?

   • Household relocation
   • Community network loss
   • Amenity value loss
   • Agricultural land loss

8. Climate change creates environmental refugees primarily through which coastal impact?

   • Reduced wave action
   • Permanent land submergence
   • Increased cliff stabilisation
   • Expanded dune systems

9. What social impact directly results when coastal homes are destroyed by cliff recession?

   • Business tax cuts
   • Increased crop yields
   • Reduced sea temperatures
   • Household relocation

10. Why are social losses from coastal recession often harder to calculate than economic losses?

    • Intangible human impacts
    • Standardised repair costs
    • Higher financial value
    • Fixed land prices

11. Why do economic losses from coastal recession vary significantly between different locations?

    • Constant global tides
    • Uniform wave height
    • Equal land values
    • Unequal development density

12. Coastal flooding causes severe economic losses in developed countries mainly through damage to what?

    • Tropical coral reefs
    • Subsistence crops
    • High-value infrastructure
    • Informal settlements

13. Why does each metre of cliff recession cause higher losses in densely populated areas?

    • Greater asset exposure
    • Stronger prevailing winds
    • Softer cliff geology
    • Higher tidal ranges

14. What is the main human consequence when low-lying island nations become completely uninhabitable?

    • Environmental refugees
    • Agricultural expansion
    • Increased tourism
    • Economic inflation

15. Destruction of coastal tourism facilities directly results in which specific social loss?

    • Capital depreciation
    • Agricultural land loss
    • Loss of livelihood
    • Infrastructure damage

16. A coastal recession event destroys 12 houses, each valued at £150,000. What is the total value of housing lost?

    • £150,000
    • £1.8 million
    • £12.5 million
    • £1.2 million

17. Which of the following is classified as a social loss from coastal recession?

    • Housing damage
    • Agricultural land loss
    • Loss of livelihood
    • Infrastructure destruction

18. A village's population falls from 800 to 650 after repeated coastal flooding. What is the approximate percentage fall?

    • About 13 per cent
    • About 19 per cent
    • About 150 per cent
    • About 23 per cent

19. Which of the following is classified as an economic loss caused by coastal recession?

    • Amenity value loss
    • Loss of livelihood
    • Community relocation
    • Infrastructure damage

20. People forced to relocate due to climate-induced coastal hazards are termed what?

    • Environmental refugees
    • Economic migrants
    • Seasonal tourists
    • Internal evacuees

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