Coastal landscapes in the UK

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Question 12
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Study Figure 8, which shows coastal management defences at a site on the East Yorkshire coast.

Figure 8: Coastal management defences on a UK coastline, showing a soft clay cliff protected by a sloping rock revetment at its base, and wooden groynes built across the beach, trapping accumulated beach sediment on one side.

Explain how the coastal defences shown in Figure 8 help to protect this stretch of coastline from erosion.

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