Field Sketch Of Groyne
Introduction
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I went to Sheringham on the 17th of July 2002 to carry out the
fieldwork for my geography coursework.
I went to Sheringham, which is situated, on the north Norfolk coast.
The grid reference is 160436.
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We went to Sheringham for various reasons and chose it over other
places around the area. The main reason was because Sheringham has an
ideal example of what the coastline directly behind the sea is like
both protected and unprotected, which contrast well. Also it is an
ideal distance from where we are based to where we have to travel in a
day.
My hypothesis is:
IN PLACES WHERE THERE IS GREATER USE OF COASTAL PROTECTION, THE LAND
BEHIND IT CAN BE USED TO GREATER EXTENT THAN THE LAND THAT IS
PARTIALLY OR NOT PROTECTED AT ALL
This means that where coastal protection is used more widely and to
more effect, there can be more extensive use of the land that is
behind it where as land that is protected by the coastal protection or
not very well they cant use the land behind it so extensively.
While I was at Sheringham I completed the aims that I had set. These
aims were:
* To examine the cliffs behind the beach to see how erosion from the
sea has affected them,
* To compare how the different types of coastal defences such as
Rock armour and Sea walls are used.
* To look at and survey the quality of the beach.
* To evaluate the coastal scenery.
* To make a profile of the beach.
* To look at and investigate the action of the sea and find out how
it is working in Sheringham.
* To investigate how parts of the coastline have been looked after
well and also how it has been mistreated.
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