Holderness cliff erosion 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyCoastal zonesGCSEAQA Created by: Dave1010Created on: 03-04-18 14:22 Amount of land lost to sea every year about 1.8m 1 of 9 Name of spit at southern end of cliffs Spurn Head 2 of 9 Amount spend on sea defenses at Mappleton £2 million 3 of 9 Two types of defenses used at Mappleton Rock armor and groynes 4 of 9 Type of rock that the cliff is composed of Boulder clay (soft rock) 5 of 9 Disadvantage of groynes in Mappleton Land lost in areas south of the village (e.g. Great Cowden) due to lack of longshore drift 6 of 9 The effect of groynes on Spurn Head (environmental) Loss of habitat (less material coming down coast) 7 of 9 The effect of groynes on Spurn Head (social) Operation of coastguard and lifeboats under threat from erosion 8 of 9 Amount of Mappleton coast protected by hard engineering 450m 9 of 9
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