Holderness coast (Edexcel GCSE Geography A): Flashcards
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Where is the Holderness coast?
Where is the Holderness coast?
East Yorkshire, North Sea
Main rock type at Holderness?
Main rock type at Holderness?
Soft boulder clay
Rock type at Flamborough Head
Rock type at Flamborough Head
Resistant chalk
Define fetch
Define fetch
Distance wind blows across water
Mass movement type at Holderness?
Mass movement type at Holderness?
Slumping (saturated clay)
Where does sediment deposit?
Where does sediment deposit?
Spurn Head (longshore drift)
Example of defended settlement
Example of defended settlement
Mappleton
What is rip rap?
What is rip rap?
Large rocks absorbing wave energy
Purpose of groynes
Purpose of groynes
Trap sediment, extend into sea
Erosion rate at Holderness?
Erosion rate at Holderness?
Nearly 2m per year
Impact of hard engineering elsewhere?
Impact of hard engineering elsewhere?
Accelerated erosion (less sediment)
What's been lost at Holderness?
What's been lost at Holderness?
Villages, farms, homes