1.7 - Relative SLR

Question 1

Delta

Answer 1

River sediment is depoisted overtime and the sediment and material begin to build up forming a river delta.

Question 2

Accretion

Answer 2

The accumulation of sediment deposited by natural river flow.

Question 3

Lousiana

Answer 3

Missipi river flows into Gulf of Mexico
Depositional Coast - marshes, swamps, barriers islands
Huge levees and engineering projects
Vulnerable to storm surges, global slr and isostatic tectonic uplift.

Question 4

Isostatic Tectonic Uplift

Answer 4

When a huge weight is removed from land causing it to rebound back up.

Question 5

Post Glacial Adjustment in USA

Answer 5

Northern USA/Canada rebounding upwards whilst the North South is subsiding.

Question 6

Lousiana Land Loss

Answer 6

Combination of eustatic SLR and isostatic SLR in Southern USA.

Question 7

Mississipi Delta

Answer 7

Subsidising due to the weight of sediment pushing down onto it, and the weight of the buildings from the flat land.