Coastal Landscape - Example Flashcards
Holderness in East Yorkshire has One of the Highest Rates of ___________ Erosion.
Coastal.
How Long is the Holderness Coastline?
61KM Long. It Stretches from a Headland (Flamborough Head) to a Spit (Spurn Head).
What is Causing the Cliffs to Collapse in Holderness?
Erosion. About 1.8m of Land is Lost to the Sea Every Year.
In Holderness, Cliffs are Made Of Boulder Clay which is Easily __________.
Eroded.
Beaches Along the Holderness Coast are __________.
Narrow.
Holderness Faces the ______________ Wind Direction, Bringing Waves From the North East All the Way From the _____________ Sea.
Prevailing…Norwegian…
In Holderness, ___________ Material is Moved South Alone the Coast by Longshore __________ Instead of Staying in the Place it Came From.
Eroded…Shift…
Parts of Holderness are _____________ by Coastal Defences.
Protected.
Over 11KM of the Holderness Coastline is Protected by Hard _______________ Strategies. Why?
Engineering.
- There are Towns and Villages where People Live.
- There is Important Infrastructure like the B1242 Road which Links Many of the Towns and Businesses Along the Coast.
- The Gas Terminal at Easington Supplies 25% of the UK’s Gas and is Right on the Edge of the Cliff.
Coastal Defences called ____________ have Been Built At Mappleton.
Groynes.
Groynes Protect Local Areas but Cause ___________ Beaches to Form Further Down the Holderness Coast. This Increases ___________ Down the Coast.
Narrow…Erosion…
Material Produced From Erosion of Holderness is Normally Transported ________ into the Humber Estuary and Down the Lincolnshire Coast.
South.
The Rate of Coastal ___________ Along the Lincolnshire Coast has Increased Because Less New ____________ is Being Added.
Retreat…Material…
Spurn Head is at Risk of Being ___________ Away because _______ Material is Being Added.
Eroded…Less…
Bays are Forming Between the Protected Areas, Meaning Maintaining the Defences in the Protected Areas is Becoming More ______________.
Expensive.
