Lesson 3.1.3.5

3.1.3.5 Coasts: quantitative and qualitative skills Quiz: AQA Geography, Unit 1

20 questions

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The 20 questions

  1. Which instrument measures slope angles along a beach profile transect?

    • Flowmeter
    • Clinometer
    • Quadrat
    • Calliper

  2. Which measure of central tendency is least affected by an extreme gradient outlier?

    • Median
    • Mean
    • Range
    • Mode

  3. What relationship does a Spearman's rank correlation value of -0.72 describe?

    • No correlation
    • Weak positive
    • Strong negative
    • Strong positive

  4. Which technique measures shoreline change by comparing maps from different dates?

    • Cross-section drawing
    • Nearest neighbour analysis
    • Trend line analysis
    • Map overlay

  5. If a cliff retreats by 1.2 metres annually, how far will it retreat in 25 years?

    • 36 metres
    • 21 metres
    • 30 metres
    • 25 metres

  6. Which sampling method measures coastal data at regular spatial intervals?

    • Random sampling
    • Systematic sampling
    • Stratified sampling
    • Opportunistic sampling

  7. Which graph best displays the frequency distribution of pebble size classes?

    • Scatter graph
    • Histogram
    • Pie chart
    • Line graph

  8. Which error occurs when different survey observers use inconsistent measurement methods?

    • Systematic error
    • Calculation error
    • Sampling error
    • Random error

  9. Which evidence best proves ongoing cliff retreat over a five-year period?

    • Qualitative local interview
    • One field observation
    • Repeated transect surveys
    • A single photograph

  10. What does a high chi-squared statistic indicate about observed and expected sediment counts?

    • Linear relationship
    • No difference
    • Strong correlation
    • Significant difference

  11. Which calculation estimates total beach volume change between two profile surveys?

    • Sediment size analysis
    • Cross-sectional area integration
    • Cliff retreat profiling
    • Wave height averaging

  12. Which qualitative data source helps evaluate a coastal management scheme?

    • Beach profiles
    • Sediment grain size
    • Erosion rates
    • Stakeholder views

  13. Which measure of spread is best for non-normally distributed coastal data?

    • Standard deviation
    • Arithmetic mean
    • Interquartile range
    • Variance

  14. What does a fetch measurement describe in a coastal study?

    • Tidal range height
    • Beach profile slope
    • Sediment transport rate
    • Open-water wind distance

  15. A beach profile has a gradient ratio of 1:20. What is this as a percentage?

    • 20%
    • 2%
    • 5%
    • 10%

  16. What must be kept identical when comparing beach profiles over time?

    • Sediment mass
    • Wind direction
    • Transect locations
    • Tide height

  17. What relationship is shown if sediment size decreases as distance from a cliff increases?

    • Positive correlation
    • Direct causation
    • No correlation
    • Negative correlation

  18. What key factor limits the reliability of data from a single-day beach survey?

    • Map scale errors
    • Fixed transect lines
    • Short-term wave variation
    • Compass bearing drift

  19. What condition leads to a positive sediment budget on a beach?

    • Zero longshore drift
    • Outputs exceed inputs
    • Inputs equal outputs
    • Inputs exceed outputs

  20. Which statistical measure best quantifies the variability of measured wave heights?

    • Median
    • Standard deviation
    • Mode
    • Mean

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