1
Q
Where is it located?
A
Opposite of Wirral to New Brighton, Merseyside
2
Q
Describe the area
A
Lack human development
Cliffs v.susceptible to erosion despite weak constructive waves
Made from weak sandstone + Boulder clay
Bedding layers dip down to sea = unstable
3
Q
What is its defence?
A
Gabions + drainage pipes in cliffs
4
Q
Why were gabions needed and how effective?
A
To stop undercutting of cliffs + not effective but created new habitat
5
Q
Why was the drainage pipe needed?
A
Cliffs = out of boulder clay if become saturated lubricated + mass movements occur
Pipe removed water from cliffs stopping saturation
6
Q
Who effective was it?
A
Ineffective = cliff collapsed and pipe fell out and left on beach
As Geography-P
flashcards
Decks in class (20)
# Cards
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Haiti6
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Population of UK14
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Population of Uganda8
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Hard Engineering - New Brighton9
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Soft Engineering - Thursaston6
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Walton-on-the-Naze7
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Population of China21
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Population in Australia18
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Population in Inner-city East London10
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Population in Richmond Upon Thames10
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Key33
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Bagladesh Flood12
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Boscastle15
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Population on Essex's rural-urban fringe9
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Population change in Cornwall14
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Hard Engineering - 3 Gorges Dam8
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Soft Engineering - River Cole8
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Coastal Erosion - Birling Gap5
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Coastal Flooding - Towyn9
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River Landforms2
