1
Q
Where is Holderness?
A
East Yorkshire
2
Q
How long is Holderness?
A
60km
3
Q
How high is Holderness?
A
20-30m
4
Q
What type of rock is Holderness?
A
Boulder clay
5
Q
How fast is it eroding?
A
2m per year
6
Q
How fast is it retreating relative to the rest of Europe?
A
Fastest in Europe
7
Q
When does most erosion take place?
A
During storms and tidal surges
8
Q
Describe the wave’s fetch
A
Long fetch
9
Q
What are the 4 options for Holderness?
A
1) Do nothing
2) Hard engineering
3) Soft engineering
4) Strategic realignment
Geography
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Human Geography Globalisation19
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Human Geography - Challenges of the Urban World18
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Human Geography - Fact Attack86
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Human Geography Population Dynamics Key words13
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Human Geography Development Dilemmas Keywords11
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Human Geography Changing Economy of the UK keywords8
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Human Geography Consuming Recourses Keywords6
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Eyjafjallajökull Case Study15
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Nyringongo Case Study9
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L'Aquila Case Study18
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Hati Case Study12
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Japan Case Study13
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Medieval Warm Period Case Study7
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The Little Ice Age Case Study9
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Mega Fauna Case Study9
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Bangladesh Case Study11
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The UK Case Study12
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Chad Case Study9
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Amazon Rain Forest Case Study10
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Windsor Forest Case Study10
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Las Vegas Case Study6
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Sahel Case Study15
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Australia Case Study7
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Three Gorges Dam Case Study16
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Small Scale Water Management4
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Holderness Case Study9
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Impacts of Climate Change to Coasts Case Study4
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Slapton Sands Case Study3
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Rotton Shark Case Study4
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Coober Pedy Case Study6
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Aborigines Case Study18
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Common Error Human Geography Words16
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Difficult Definitions27
