Coasts- Holderness

Question 1

Location

Answer 1

-East coast of England, Yorkshire
-between Flamborough and Spurn Head

Question 2

Characteristics

Answer 2

-geology= boulder clay left over from glacial till, rapidly eroding
-long fetch waves and strong prevailing winds
-material that is eroded is either dissolved or carried away by long-shore drift

Question 3

Issues defending the coast

Answer 3

-can exacerbate issues further down the coast
-building and maintaining sea defences is expensive and not feasible

Question 4

Specifics (on places and management)

Answer 4

-exposed chalk of Flambourgh leads to erosion features (caves, arches…)
-Withernsea and Hornsea= sea defences built as its cost effective shown by benefit analysis, example of hard engineering
-Mappleton= coastal erosion threatened main road, cost £1.9mil in 1991 using 60,000 tonnes of granite and 2 large groynes
-Spurn head= example of spit and long-shore drift