geography case studies
Which side of the UK is the Holderness Coast?
North East
What is the headland at Holderness called?
Flamborough Head
What features are found at Flamborough Head?
Crack-Cave-Arch-Stack-Stump
wave cut platform
What is the main rock that Flamborough Head is made of?
Chalk
What is the tourist towns at Holderness?
Hornsea and Mappleton
Hornsea Mappleton
What rocks is primarily at Mappleton/Hornsea?
Boulder Clay
What 3 types of sea defences are at ths tourist towns in Holderness?
Sea Wall
Rock Armour
Groynes
What is the spit called?
Spurn Point
Spurn Head
What is at Spurn Point?
Lifeboat station
Lighthouse
Saltmarsh
Is Spurn Head protected from erosion?
yes but the protections are old & broke with no plan to repair or replace
What river is Spurn Point found at the mouth of?
Humber River
Humber Estuary