1.7 Sinking Lousiana

Question 1

Isostatic rise

Answer 1

Land sinks at the coast
Sediment is deposited in river deltas which increases weight put on it
There is more Cristal sag and delta subsistence

Question 2

Where does the Mississippi River flow into

Answer 2

Gulf of Mexico

Question 3

What type of coast

Answer 3

Alluvial, Deposition all coat

Marshes, swamps and barrier islands

Question 4

What is it vulnerable too

Answer 4

Storm surges
Global sea level rise
Isostatic tectonic uplift

Question 5

Up to how many mm per year is the coast rising by

Answer 5

3/4

Question 6

What is it experiencing that causes uplift

Answer 6

Post glacial rebound

Question 7

How tall are the flood walls and where r they

Answer 7

23ft Mississippi River

17.5 foot lake portchurtain shoreline

Question 8

What does the flood wall protect from

Answer 8

Erosion from storm surges
University campus
Cathedral
Elspenade
Boulevard

Question 9

How do submergent cosst form

Answer 9

Relative rise in sea level

Relative fall results in emergent (offshore bars, raised beaches etc)

Question 10

What else influences coastline

Answer 10

Wave type
Topography
Rock structure
Disposition

Question 11

What if

Answer 11

Landscape was complicated
Sea levels changed on different scales (eg tides on beaches)
Storm surges that r dramatic
Sea level rise 
Do we ever get a balance