Holderness Coast Flashcards

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1
Q

Name the four sea defences that have been installed at Mappleton

A
  • rock groynes
  • rock revetment
  • regrading of the cliffs
  • beach nourishment
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2
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Where does the Holderness coast begin and end?

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  • begins at Flamborough Head

- ends at Spurn Head spit

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3
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What is the name of the area where the farm that is rapidly eroding due to coastal management at Mappleton is located?

A

Great Cowden

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What did Spurn Head used to have as coastal defences to protect it?

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  • sea wall

- groynes

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5
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Name the coastal defence used at Easington gas terminal?

A

sea wall

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6
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Name the coastal defence used at Hornsea

A

Groynes

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7
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Name four reasons why the Holderness coast is susceptible to flooding

A
  • boulder clay cliffs
  • long fetch from the arctic
  • narrow beach
  • lack of sediment from erosion further up the coastline
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Which SMP/sediment cell is the Holderness coast part of?

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2

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9
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What % of the world’s population live within 100km of the coast?

A

44%

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10
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What is the current rate of sea level change?

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3.2 mm per year

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What do the IPCC estimate sea level change will be by 2100 with low emissions?

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0.44 m

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What do the IPCC estimate sea level change will be by 2100 in the worst-case scenario?

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1 m

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What is the average rate of erosion on the Holderness coastline each year?

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1.5 - 2 m per year

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