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9 Cards in this Set
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What is this a case study of?
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Holderness coast (look at coastal erosion cards)
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How much of the Holderness coastline has been protected with hard engineering?
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11.4km
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How is Mappleton protected?
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-Two rock groynes
-£2 million |
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Why is the eastern side of spurn head protected with groynes and rock armour?
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To protect Humber Estuary behind it
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Why is the coast protected?
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To protect from erosion and flooding
- villages - coastal road - beaches - estuary |
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What is the problem with groynes?
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Cause narrow beaches further down the coast
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Why is flooding more likely at Humber estuary?
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Less material is eroded up-coast, so less is deposited at Humber Estuary. Flood water has nothing to slow it down
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What is happening to the Lancashire coast as a result?
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It is retreating faster because less new material is being deposited
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What will happen to the protected areas?
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They will become headlands, meaning the engineering is harder to maintain - expensive
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