Disappearing coastlines

Question 1

Give an example of a disappearing coastline (2)

Answer 1

The North Sea is eroding the soft rock of the cliffs along the Holderness coastline (1) at a speed of up to 10 metres a year (2)

Question 2

1. Give an example of something used to stop this coastal erosion (3)

Answer 2

Concrete rock armour (1) has been placed at the base of cliffs to prevent hydraulic action and abrasion (2) eroding and undercutting the cliffs (3)

Question 3

2. Give an example of something used to stop this coastal erosion (4)

Answer 3

Groynes (1) have also been used so that pebbles and sand build-up to form a beach in front of the cliffs (2) The beach absorbs wave energy (3) and therefore helps to reduce the wave energy eroding the cliffs (4)

Question 4

Give an example of where coastal erosion is causing land to be made instead of lost (2)

Answer 4

The town of Rye in East Sussex was once a port on the coast (1), but due to deposition is now several miles inland with marshland covering the area where the sea used to be (2)