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Mind Map by will.kingston, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by will.kingston
over 10 years ago
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Holderness coast,
cliff collapse and
coastal management
- the coastline is 61km long
- 1.8 m of land is lost every year
- reasons for rapid erosion
- the rock type is easily
eroded as it is boulder clay
- naturally narrow beaches- the narrower
the beach the more power a wave has
- groynes have been built
further up in Mappleton
- meaning that sediment isn't
washed further down so the
coast eroded's more easily
- meaning that sediment isn't
washed further down so the
coast eroded's more easily
- they face the prevailing wind
which means the waves are
more powerful
- the rock type is easily
eroded as it is boulder clay
- impact on peoples lives
- homes near the cliffs are at risk
- property prices have fallen
- roads have fallen off the
cliff so access has
become difficult
- businesses are at risk from erosion
- so people lose their jobs
- so people lose their jobs
- homes near the cliffs are at risk
- environmental impact
- SSSI's are threatened
- lagoons destroyed by salt water
- lagoons destroyed by salt water
- SSSI's are threatened
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