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6. How much do East Riding council spend each year on coastal defences?
- £200,000 per year
- £2 million
- £200,000 a week
7. What is one of the fastest eroding coast lines in europe?
- north
- the holderness coast
- south west
- welsh coast
8. How much land does Ringborough farm lose each year? How much does this cost?
- 1-2 metres, £5000-£5500 a year per acre lost
- 3 metres
- 1 km
9. In Kilnsea what coastal protection was used? How long will this last?
- managed retreat- flood low lying land, 20-30 years
- sea wall
- groynes
- marsh creation
10. What is the holderness coast now made of? Why?
- Chalk
- Boulder clay, it was deposited by glacial till
- Limestone
11. For how long do the sea defences in Mappleton guarantee the erosion to be minimal?
- 25 years
- 50 years
- 50 days
12. What was the holderness coast originally made of?
13. Over 150 years how much land has Kilnsea lost?
14. What is the sub aerial process that erodes the holderness coast?
- mud flow
- rotational slip
- landslide