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2B.7 Flashcards

1
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What is isostatic change?

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When land is changing relative to the sea locally which is due to isostatic rebound

  • ice leaving ground
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What is eustatic change?

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When the sea changes relative to the land (global) due to melting ice from the poles

  • more water in oceans
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How do tectonic affect sea level?

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Land can be pushed up by plates in a series of earthquakes which an displace the sea-bed leading to post glacial rebound

Eg Iceland = Surtsey has risen due to volcanic activity

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4
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How does accretion affect sea levels?

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The deposition of sediment in rivers, estuaries or deltas can weigh down the crust and also cause sinking (subsidence)

Eg Thames estuary

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5
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What are submerging coastlines produced by?

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Eustatic sea level change

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6
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What are emergent coastlines produced by?

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Isostatic readjustment / rebound

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7
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Who monitors climate change?

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The IPCC intergovernmental panel on climate change

—> show that it fluctuated in 1850s

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What are predictions of sea level change?

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Lowest = 28-61 cm rise
High = 52-98 cm rise
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9
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What contributes to sea level change?

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Thermal expansion
Melting of glaciers - 27% so far,
Sea level rising 3mm a year which is seasonal (winter = cumulative budget) summer = melts
Melting of ice sheets eg 10% in Antarctic, 15% in Greenland

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10
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Why is there debate about sea level rise?

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Unclear about how much thermal expansion

Unclear at speed of melting

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What areas in the world are at most risk?

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Maldives
Bangladesh
Netherlands
New York
Southampton
Mumbai
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12
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What are causes of coastal retreat?

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Human causes
Sub-aerial processes
Wind direction
Tides
Weather systems
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13
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How do human causes impact recession rates?

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  • Alters Natural processes
  • defences reduce sediment
  • offshore dredging eg Hallsands and Admiralty
  • chooses SMP on CBA
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14
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How do sub-aerial processes cause retreat?

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Weakens rocks
Mass movements
—> moves sediment away
—> influenced by season changes

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15
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How do winds add to coastal retreat?

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Dominant winds give off energy to waves which fluctuated adding to the dynamic coastal area ie foreshore.
Coasts experience mass erosion during winds

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16
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How do tides increase recession?

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High tides = waves reach back shore and eroded

- destructive waves cause maximum erosion

17
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How do weather systems lead to increased recession?

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Low pressure = rising air = strong winds causing storm surges
In winter there are stronger depressions and larger more destructive waves
Higher temperature = more erosion = energy levels

18
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What is a transboundary river?

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River that traverses across two or more countries eg the Nile delta main river.

19
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What are facts about the river Nile?

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More salt in delta due to sea level rise = flocculation
2million hectares of land lost
6million people displaced
30% of Alexandrian population displaced
240km of Nile delta is Eastern Mediterranean
Will destroy tourism defences agriculture and settlements
95% of Egypt live near delta

20
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What is coastal squeeze?

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Population forcing areas to develop near coasts or rivers. eg Mediterranean.

21
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What is a raised beach?

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Former beach now above the high tide line which contain several layers eg Forthy, Clyde and Tay in eastern Scotland.

22
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What is a fossil/relict cliff?

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Near vertical slope initially formed by Marin erosion but now inland eg Vik in South Iceland.
These may still have coastal features eg Stack or cove.

23
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What is a ria?

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A flooded river valley

24
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What is a fjord?

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Flooded glaciated valley?

25
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What is an example of a fjord?

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In Norway, NZ, Canada.

26
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What is an example of a ria?

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In Devon, SW England

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