Holderness Coast Caste Study

Question 1

How long is the holderness coastline

Answer 1

6.1km long

Question 2

What are the cliffs made out of in the Holderness

Answer 2

Boulder clay

Question 3

How does Erosion occur at the Holderness

Answer 3

Soft boulder clay is eroded by wave action

Question 4

How does mass movement affect the Holderness

Answer 4

Boulder clay is prone to slumping

Question 5

How does transportation affect the Holderness

Answer 5

Prevailing winds from NE transports material southwards

Question 6

How much coastline is protected by hard engineering at the Holderness

Answer 6

11.4km

Question 7

What hard engineering is at Bridlington

Answer 7

A 4.7km long sea wall and timber groynes

Question 8

What hard engineering is at Hornsea at the Holderness coast

Answer 8

Sea wall, timber groynes, and rip rap

Question 9

What hard engineering is protecting Mappleton in the Holderness

Answer 9

Two rock groynes and a 500m long revetment to protect the village and B1242 road

Question 10

Why is soft engineering more sustainable then hard engineering

Answer 10

More sustainable because it has a lower environmental impact and economic cost

Question 11

Vulnerability/ risks of the Holderness coasts

Answer 11

Roads destroyed into the sea
Caravan park destroyed

Question 12

What are the active distinctive landscapes/ landforms

Answer 12

Spurn head- spit
Chalk cliffs - stacks cave arches