Holderness Coast Case Study, Coastal Landforms 3.0 / 5 based on 3 ratings ? GeographyCoastal zonesGCSEEdexcel Created by: MegoCreated on: 21-05-13 16:09 Where is Holderness Coast? On the east coast of England, Yorkshire 1 of 14 Where does is stretch between? Flamborough Head and Spurn Point 2 of 14 What are the cliffs made out of? Soft boulder-clay 3 of 14 What is Flamborough Head made out of? Hard chalk 4 of 14 What is an example of a headland? Flamborough Head 5 of 14 What is an example of a bay? Bridligton Bay 6 of 14 What is an exampe of a stack? Selwick's bay (Flamborough Head) 7 of 14 What is an example of a slumped cliff? Cliffs south of Mappelton 8 of 14 What is an example of a spit? Spurn Head 9 of 14 How was Flamborough Head formed? The hard chalk hasn't been eroded as fast as the softer rocks to the north and south 10 of 14 How was Bridlington Bay formed? Soft boulder clay was eroded fast and beach material has been dumped because it is in the shelter of F. Head. 11 of 14 How was Selwick's Bay formed? As the chalk cliffs eroded hydraulic pressure has caused the process of crack --> cave -->arch-->stack 12 of 14 How were the slumped cliffs south of Mappleton formed? The soft boulder clay is undercut, and the top part of the cliff collapses onto the beach. 13 of 14 How was Spurn Head formed? Longshore drift carried sediment which is dropped when it meets the calmer water from the Humber estuary. 14 of 14
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