geography

• Cliffs


  Steep, vertical rock faces along the coastline which are made of resistant rock
• Cliff shape


  • Depends on geology (rock type)
  • Hard rock creates tall cliffs like Cliffs of Moher
  • Weaker rock like boulder clay on Holderness coast erodes faster, creating less dramatic cliffs
• Cliff locations


  • Rathlin Island
  • Cliffs of Moher
• Figure 3 shows diagrams of cliff shapes under various geologies
• Cliff photographs


  • Holderness Coast
  • Cliffs of Moher
• NGOs roles
• Greenpeace - campaigning against oil drilling off the UK coast
• WWF - working with local communities to reduce plastic pollution
• WWF - working with local communities to reduce plastic pollution
• WWF - working with local communities to reduce plastic pollution
• National Trust - managing coastal land to protect wildlife habitats