Coastal managers have many methods to protect shorelines, among ...

[kellyjaisingh]

Coastal managers have many methods to protect shorelines, among which are engineering options like building jetties, groins, sea walls, and beach renourishment projects. Discuss the positive and negative effects of each of these engineering solutions on the coastlines. Are these viable permanent solutions? Why or why not?

Question 2

Domes and basins resulting from deformation ____.
 A)do not necessarily correspond with mountains or valleys
 B)always correspond with mountains or valleys
 C)both have strata dipping toward a central point
 D)both have strata dipping away from a central point
 E)both have oldest strata in the center

[polinasid]

Answer to Question 1

Jetties and groins are beneficial for widening beaches and preventing erosion on portions of the beach that are up-current. However, jetties and groins disrupt the longshore drift, so areas downcurrent from these features become starved for sediment and experience erosion.

Seawalls are largely effective at stopping erosion in the areas where they are built, however construction is expensive to build and maintain. They can be damaged in storms and cause greater erosion in adjacent areas not protected by seawalls.

Beach nourishment will temporarily widen a beach, however, erosive processes will typically carry the renourished sand out to sea during winter. Renourishment is also costly.

Are these viable permanent solutions? Answers will vary and should be graded on the strength of the justification.

Answer to Question 2

A

[kellyjaisingh]

TYSM

[bulacsom]

Excellent