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Mappleton and Flamborough

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Waves are created by wind 
a)
True 
b)
False 
2.
The type of erosion that occurs when pebbles bang together
a)
Abrasion
b)
Attrition
c)
Hydraulic action
d)
Solution
3.

Where is the Holderness Coast located?

a)

North- east England on the North Sea

b)

North-West Scotland on the North Sea

c)

North Norfolk on the North Sea

d)

In Cornwall on the Atlantic Ocean

4.

The northern end of the Holderness Coast is marked by a chalk headland called (a)   Head.

5.

The southern end of the Holderness Coast is marked by a (a)   called Spurn Point.

6.

The Holderness Coast is Europe's ______ eroding coastline.

a)

Fastest

b)

Slowest

7.

Why is the Holderness Coast eroding so quickly?

a)

Strong winds particularly from the north east.

b)

A long fetch.

c)

Boulder clay if not very resistant to erosion.

d)

The number of tourists that visit the area.

8.

What is the name given to the effect of groynes starving areas down the coast of replacement sand?

a)

End groyne syndrome

b)

Longshore Drift reduction

c)

Terminal groyne syndrome

d)

Small beach syndrome

9.

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

a)

Limestone

b)

Chalk

c)

Boulder Clay

d)

Sandstone

10.

Where is the Holderness Coast located?

a)

NW England

b)

NE England

c)

SE England

d)

SW England

11.

What feature is Spurn Point?

a)

A sand dune

b)

A spit

c)

A tombolo

d)

A bar

12.

What is happening to the cliffs around Mappleton?

a)

Deposition

b)

Slumping and retreat

c)

Undercutting

13.

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

a)

Rock Revetments

b)

Sea Wall

c)

Rock Groynes

d)

Offshore breakwaters

14.

Which ONE of these IS NOT an impact of erosion of the Holderness coastline?

a)

loss of farm land

b)

homes at risk

c)

businesses at risk (caravan park)

d)
Rising sea levels
e)

Gas terminal at Easington is only 25m from the cliff

15.

what is the name of the main road that connects to the tourist village of Mappleton?

(a)  

16.

When did the flood defenses at Mappleton get constructed?

a)

1991

b)

1992

c)

1444

d)

1999

e)

1821

17.

What was the cost of the Mappleton defenses?

(a)  

18.

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.

Choose from the below words
Great Cowden
Mappleton
Easington
Hornsea
Withernsea
19.

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

Choose from the below words
50
2000
350
800
20.

Which of the landforms are found at Flamborough Head

a)

Caves, arches, stacks and stumps

b)

Wave-cut notch

c)

Wave-cut platform

d)

Cliff

e)

Spit