The Holderness Coast

The Holderness Coast

9th - 10th Grade

9 Qs

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The Holderness Coast

The Holderness Coast

Assessment

Quiz

Geography

9th - 10th Grade

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Caroline Ferguson

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9 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Where is the Holderness Coast located?

NW England

NE England

SE England

SW England

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What is the name of the headland at the northern end of this coastline?

Flamborough Head

Farnborough Head

Bridlington Head

Fanborough Head

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What is the soft rock which makes up most of the Holderness Coast?

Limestone

Chalk

Boulder Clay

Sandstone

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What is the name of the tourist town at the centre of the Holderness coast?

Great Cowden

Flamborough

Mappleton

Bridlington

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What feature is Spurn Point?

A sand dune

A spit

A tombolo

A bar

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which direction is Longshore drift on this coastline?

SSE

NNE

NE

S

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What is happening to the cliffs around Mappleton?

Deposition

Slumping and retreat

Undercutting

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What has been built at Mappleton to help protect the coast?

Revetments

Sea Wall

Rock Groynes

Offshore breakwaters

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What problems might these groynes cause?

Less material to supply Spurn Head

Erosion of the beach at Mappleton

Increased erosion of the headland at Flamborough