Coastline- Holderness Flashcards
1
Q
Causes of erosion
A
Clay geology, high energy environment, winter storms make strong waves and high sea level, NE wave fetch is longest, chalk and boulder clay, clay weak
2
Q
Sea wall
A
Hornsea, Withernsea, Easington
3
Q
Groynes
A
Hornsea, Withernsea, Mappleton
4
Q
Problems caused
A
Fast erosion, danger to infrastructure near the coast
5
Q
Gabions
A
Hornsea
6
Q
Effects of management
A
Many unsustainable, protection encourages bay formation and puts pressure on headlands
7
Q
Opportunities
A
Very rich agrigultural land,
