Holderness Coast – Coastal erosion and management case study

The Holderness Coast is one of the fastest eroding coastlines in Europe.  It can be found in the North East of England.

• True

• False

It extends 61km from Flamborough in the ​ (a)   to Spurn Point in the ​ (b)  

• north
• south.
• east
• west

It is eroding at:

• 4 cm per year

• 2 cm per year

• 2 metres per year

• 4 metres per year

Opportunities :

• Humber Estuary- Offshore and Onshore wind turbines use strong winds to generate renewable electricity

• The Holderness country park- provides tourists with a large fishing lake

• Bridlington- provides retirement homes with sea side views

• Easington gas terminal - provides 1000 jobs and 25% of Uk’s gas supply

Hazards:

• A high frequency of storms

• Erosion

• Pollution from sewage discharge

• Overfishing

The cliffs are made of a ​ (a)   ​ It will therefore erode quickly, especially when saturated

• boulder clay
• limestone
• sandstone

The village of Mappleton has approximately ​ ​ (a)   properties

• 50
• 2000
• 350
• 800

Easington is an important town because it is home to a gas terminal. It is protected by:

• sea wall

• revetments

• rip-rap

• cliff drainage

Bridlington is protected by a 4.7 km long sea wall.

• True

• False

There has been an increase in erosion at ​ (a)   because of the groynes used in ​ (b)   . This has led to farms being destroyed by the erosion and the loss of 100 chalets at the Golden Sands Holiday Park.

• Great Cowden
• Mappleton
• Easington
• Hornsea
• Withernsea