Holderness Coastline Flashcards
1
Q
Flamborough Head defences (3)
A
-Managed retreat
-Low population density
-Allowed to erode as lots of wildlife
2
Q
Flamborough Head features (3)
A
-Headland
-Caves,Arches,Stacks,Stumps
-Hydraulic action against cliffs
3
Q
Spurn Point defences (3)
A
-Hard engineering for over 100 years, now in disrepair
-Soft engineering now
-Cheaper but less effective
4
Q
Spurn Point features (3)
A
-Spit formed due to LSD grows as more sediment deposited
-5km long
-Salt marsh forms
5
Q
Hornsea defences (2)
A
-Wooden groynes
-Sea wall
6
Q
Mappleton defences (3)
A
-Rock groynes
-Rock armour
-Increased erosion further south as LSD prevented
7
Q
Overview of Holderness Coastline (4)
A
-61km long
-Fastest eroding coastline in Europe (2m per year)
-East coast of England
-Soft boulder clay
