6. Hurst Castle Spit

Watch the video from Hurst Castle Spit and then answer the questions below

5 a) How is the strategy different at central Milford vs Barton (Naish) Cliffs (3)

5 b) What measures have the local council taken to protect the spit? (3)

5 c) How can a depositional feature such as a spit form in an area battered by high energy destructive waves? (hint: shingle) (3)

5 d) Why are sediment inputs and outputs to the spit imbalanced? (2)

5 e) Is the spit currently in dynamic equilibrium? (1)

5 f) What would need to be done to get the spit back into dynamic equilibrium? (2)

You may need to refer to your textbook to review the idea of dynamic equilibrium and sediment cells

Read the ‘Impacts of Do-Nothing Approach’ and answer the questions below

5 g) write a 100 word summary of how a Do Nothing approach would affect the Hurst Castle Spit. (4)

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