Key Info Flashcards
1
Q
What is holderness?
A
Fastest eroding areas in Britain
2
Q
What’s in the north and south?
A
Resistant chalk headland and vulnerable spit at spurn head
3
Q
What is the debris from the chalk cliffs?
A
Highly soluble and little of it travels south
4
Q
What is the coastline made of?
A
Glacial till
5
Q
What rate are the cliffs eroding at?
A
1.5-2m a year
6
Q
What explains the physical reasons behind cliff erosion?
A
Rising sea levels and weak nature of cliff material
