case study of sea level change Flashcards
1
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where is a coast that shows typical features of an emergent coastline
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western scotland
Guinard bay
2
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what does guinard bay have
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-a raised beach
-relic cliffs
3
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why is guinard bay emerging
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because since the last ice age, the north has undergone isostatic rebound
4
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case study of a submergent upland coast
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-South west norway
-during ice age was eroded by glaciers
-drowned large glaciated valleys making fiords
5
Q
case study of a submergent lowland coast
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-essex
-experiencing isostatic rebound
6
Q
what are the features of this case study coast (lowland submergent)
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-wide shallow estuaries have developed
-estuaries have shallow water and areas where river deposits sediment
-large areas of salt marsh
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