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Geography: Cliff Collapse - Holderness
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- 1How long is the Holderness Coastline?61 Km
From Flamborough Head to Spurn Head. - 2How much land is lost?About 1.8m a year
In some places e.g. Great Cowden, it's over 10m a year. - 3What are the Main reasons for Rapid Erosion? (1/4)Easily eroded rock type - The cliffs are made up of mostly boulder clay which is easily eroded.
It's also likely to slump when wet. So the cliff is likely to collapse. - 4What are the Main reasons for Rapid Erosion? (2/4)Naturally narrow beaches - Beaches slow waves down, reducing their erosive power so narrow beaches give less protection.
- 5What are the Main reasons for Rapid Erosion? (3/4)People worsening the situation - Coastal defenses like Groynes are set up in Mappleton.
They stop material from being moved further down the coast. The means the beaches are narrower and even more easily eroded in particular places. - 6What are the Main reasons for Rapid Erosion? (4/4)Powerful Waves - Holderness faces prevailing wind direction, it brings in waves from the North East. Waves increase in power with a longer fetch.
- 7What impact is there on People's Lives? (1/6)Homes Near the cliffs are at risk of collapsing into the sea.
- 8What impact is there on People's Lives? (2/6)Property prices along the coast fall sharply due to houses being at risk of erosion.
- 9What impact is there on People's Lives? (3/6)Accessibility to some settlements has been affected as some roads have been closed due to risk of collapsing into the sea.
- 10What impact is there on People's Lives? (4/6)Businesses are at risk, so people will lose their jobs.
- 11What impact is there on People's Lives? (5/6)The gas terminal at Easington is at risk.
It accounts for 25% of Britain's gas supply. - 12What impact is there on People's Lives? (6/6)80,000 Metres of farmland is lost each year. Heavily effecting farmer' livelihoods.
- 13What Environmental effects are there?Some SSSI's are threatened.
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