Effect of Coastal Erosion

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Coastal erosion at a seaside village in Norfolk.

Views of the village of Overstrand which overlooks the North Sea in East Anglia as a case study on coastal erosion. Shows houses and gardens in this Norfolk settlement which have disappeared over the cliff top and roads and footpaths closed by cliff falls.
From: Zig Zag Introduction to the UK
First Broadcast : 18 September 1995

Teachers' notes

Age Group : 7-9,9-11

Subject : Geography

Topic : Environmental change

Keywords : Coastal Erosion, North Sea, Overstrand, Coastal erosion, Coastal management

Notes : Use clip as a stimulus to start discussion about locations to build homes - look at the effects of erosion on places on the Welsh coast. National Trust survey on Welsh coastal erosion published in 2007.


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