1. A high energy coastal environment – Saltburn to Flamborough Head, Yorkshire
How long is the stretch of coastline and what is it like?
Map and description of its location
Sediment sources
Sediment cell number =
Sub-cell number =
From St Abbs, Scotland to Flamborough
Why has some sediment come from sub cell 1d (offshore source)?
Sediment from cliffs
Sediment from rivers
Geology
North York Moors
Flamborough Head
Energy
Dominant wave direction
Fetch
Where is wave energy highest and why?
Energy - Why do rates of erosion vary?
Shale and clay erosion rate
Sandstones and limestone erosion rate
Energy- Wave height
What process operates from north to south?

2. Sediment continued
Net increase in beach sediment at Saltburn =
Details of sediment at Filey Bay
Examine figure 1.33 Describe where erosion is occurring and deposition
What direction is the nearshore sediment moving in?
Where is sediment input occurring?
Cliffs
Along the this stretch of coastline
At Flamborough
Between Saltburn and Robin Hood’s Bay
Shoreline Platforms
Give details of the shore platform at Robin hood’s Bay
Headlands and Bays

3. Landforms on Headlands
What features are found in Selwick’s Bay at Flamborough Head?
Give details on stacks, geos, and blowholes.
Why are there funnel shaped depressions on the cliff tops?
Beaches
Where are they found?
Why do sediments accumulate slowly?
Why does this stretch of coastline lack spits despite longshore drift operating?
Supporting images/diagrams