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8-1 Coasts   

6     case study:

The Holderness Coast   

Geog123   book 2

pages 18-19   1.8 Waving goodbye to the Holderness coast

Mappleton's new rock groyne

2 lessons

the new car park, by the rock groyne

Case study of Holderness and Mappleton;

1. mapping historical erosion and how defences in one location affect erosion in another.

2. Watch video G 157 or G 163 Shifting Sands or G 172 or G 211 Shifting Coastlines East Coast.

3. Answer question 1-4 from page 19.

4. Complete the sheet on Mappleton in Holderness, with its questions and sketch.

 

 

weblinks:

The Geography Department photos of the Holderness coast.
weblinks: GeoTopics on Mappleton  
Photos of Mappleton, Sue Earle's Farm and defences

Mappleton from the air - map and photo -together on Multimap

Coasts 1 Coastal environments

Coasts 2 Cliff and headland erosion

Coasts 3 Longshore drift

Coasts 4 Purbeck case study

Coasts 5 Cliff failure

Coasts 6 Holderness

Coasts 7 Rising sea levels

Year 8 work

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