Coasts Case Studies 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyCase studiesA2/A-levelEdexcel Created by: 12pagehCreated on: 05-05-18 17:58 How many villages have been lost in Holderness? 32 1 of 19 What percent of the Holderness Coastline in undeveloped? 90% 2 of 19 How much funding was given to Holderness in 2009 and how much was left by then? £1.2 million, £100,000 left by 2013 3 of 19 How much of the Australian coastline is at risk from flooding? 80% 4 of 19 What cost would a 1 metre sea level rise cause? $162 billion 5 of 19 How many people would be effected by a 1 metre sea level rise in the Philippines? 2.3 million 6 of 19 Sea level rise rate in the Philippines? 5.8mm 7 of 19 Why is the Nile Delta eroding so fast? Made from soft clay, protective off shore bars have been eroded, global warming 8 of 19 How much is the Nila Delta land sinking per year? 2mm 9 of 19 How many homes were flooded in the 2013 UK storm surge? 1400 10 of 19 What was the cost if damage from the 2013 UK storm surge? £15 billion 11 of 19 How many times was the Thames Barrier closed in Jan 2013? 10 times 12 of 19 Why is Bangladesh vulnerable to storm surges? Himilayan snow melt, deforestation, 46% of country live below 10m, on flood plain of 3 major rivers 13 of 19 What was the cost of Cyclone Sidr in Bangladesh? £1.7 billion, 3360 fatalities 14 of 19 How high above sea level is Kiribati? 4 metres 15 of 19 What is the average height above sea level for the Maldives? 1.5 metres 16 of 19 What did the Indian Ocean Tsunami provoke the Maldives to do? Move people from its lowest islands to its highest 17 of 19 What waves are most damaging to Happisburgh? North Sea with a long fetch 18 of 19 What area does Happisburgh act as a barrier to and what are the effects if it erodes away? Norfolk Broads, if flood with sea water fish will die 19 of 19
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