1.2 Depositional landforms Flashcards
1
Q
Ria
A
Sydney HArbour
2
Q
Fjord
A
Sogne Fjord, Norway - 1250m deep and 120 miles long
3
Q
Raised beach
A
Portland bill in dorset
4
Q
Relict cliff
A
Vik, Iceland
5
Q
Drowned islands
A
Dalmation coast
6
Q
Spit
A
Spurn head, Yorkshire on Holderness coastline.
6km long, 45m wide - grows 10cm a year
-Made of sand, shingle and boulder clay
-Grows into humber estuary
-Grows a saltmarsh behind spurn point in humber estuary, retreating 6cm a year
7
Q
Tombolo
A
St Ninians Isle with Shetland mainland
-Loch Eriboll in Scotland - 500m long tombolo, sand covers gravel.
8
Q
Barrier beach
A
Chatham Harbour Massachusets
-3km wide, 5km long made of fine material
Forms either:
- Sea level rises to breach coastline filling in depression behind a ridge
- Longshore bar develops and grows via sand deposition to form an island
9
Q
Bar/Lagoon
A
Loe Bar Cornwall
10
Q
Species found in salt marshes
A
Lower - Glasswort, Seablite
Upper - Sea lavender, sea thrift
