A local artist painted the cove in Fig. 1 from the cliff path at sunset. The geography class later used the painting as evidence, noting a beach in the shel...

Assessment: Geography 9230 | Paper 1 Mock 01 | Written Paper 1 Subject: Geography - 9230

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A local artist painted the cove in Fig. 1 from the cliff path at sunset. The geography class later used the painting as evidence, noting a beach in the sheltered bay and bare rock on the exposed headland. They also recorded that wave crests become closer together near the headland. The class is studying wave refraction.

(a) Which part of the coast in Fig. 1 receives the most concentrated wave energy? [1]
(b) Outline why wave crests bend as they approach shallow water around a headland. [2]
(c) Draw arrows to show where erosion and deposition are most likely to occur. [2]

Answer Details

(a) Headland [1] (b) The part of each wave entering shallow water slows first [1]; the rest continues faster so the crest bends / refracts [1] (c) Award [1] for erosion arrows on headlands; [1] for deposition arrow in sheltered bay.

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