COASTS

CHAPTER 4
 4.7
HOW LONG CAN HAPPISBURGH
HANG ON?
 SPOT THE DIFFERENCE!
WRITE DOWN AT LEAST 5 DIFFERENCES IN YOUR NOTEBOOK
Read Pages 62-63

Complete Questions
#2, 3a, 5 on page 63
 TRUE OR FALSE?
1. ______Groynes have been broken up by the sea so are less able to help prevent
erosion.

2. ______ The wooden revetments (barriers) have been damaged in previous storms
so are not working effectively.

3. ______ Rock armour (big rocks) are doing a good job protecting the cliffs from
erosion.

4. ______ The cliffs are made up of very hard, impermeable rock.

5. ______ Strong north winds and storms weaken the cliffs from above, while the sea
erodes them from below.
 CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD TO
DESCRIBE THE LOCATION OF
HAPPISBURGH. USE THE MAPS TO HELP
YOU.
The village of Happisburgh is located on
the WEST/EAST coast
of SCOTLAND/ENGLAND, (part of the
UK). It is in the county
of NORFOLK/SUFFOLK. Happisburgh sits
on the coast, where Norfolk juts out into the
ATLANTIC OCEAN/NORTH SEA.
 WHICH THREE STATEMENTS
EXPLAIN WHY THE COAST AT
HAPPISBURGH IS ERODING SO
FAST?
Rain soaks into the cliffs and weakens them.
The cliffs are soft, and consist of sand on top
of clay.
Summer storms cause rapid erosion.
The cliffs are made of hard, resistant rock.
The sea erodes the cliffs, especially in winter.
 FILL IN THE CORRECT TERMS TO
COMPLETE THE PARAGRAPH ABOUT
THE METHODS USED TO SLOW DOWN
EROSION AT HAPPISBURGH.
WHAT ARE THE QUESTIONS TO THESE ANSWERS? WRITE THESE
IN YOUR NOTEBOOK
HOMEWORK:

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