Coasts case studies Flashcards
1
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Case study wave cut platform
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Kimmeridge Bay, Dorset, UK
2
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Case study cave arch stack stump
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Old Harry Rocks, Swanage Bay
Durdle Door, Purbeck Isle
3
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Case study ria
A
Plymouth sound
4
Q
Case study fjord
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Milford sound in New Zealand
5
Q
Case study fjard
A
Gulf of Finland
6
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Case study raised beach
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North of Drumadoon on Isle of Arran is now about 5m above the current sea level
7
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Case study fossil cliff
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Sedbury Cliffs in Gloucestershire
8
Q
Current rate of rise in sea level
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2mm per year
9
Q
Isostatic sea level change case study
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2004 Indian ocean tsunami
- Coastline of Aceh dropped by 1m
- Some offshore islands raised out of sea by 2m
- Tectonic subsidence created rias
- Some coral reefs were raised up
10
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The Nile delta case study
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- Coastline experiencing retreat
- Coastal flooding will become more frequent due to climate change
- 3.3% of the delta land area will be lost
- 32.4% of the Nile delta is highly vulnerable
