Landforms of Sea level change Flashcards
1
Q
What landforms are formed from coastline submergence?
A
Rias
Fjords
Dalmatian Coastline
2
Q
What is a Ria?
A
formed when river valley are partially submerged.
Gentle long/cross profile.
Wide and deep at mouth, narrower and shallower further inland.
3
Q
What is a Fjord?
A
Drowned glacial valleys rather than drowned river valleys.
Relatively straight and narrow with very deepsides.
Shallow mouth caused by a raised bit of ground (threshold) formed by deposition of material by the glacier.
Very deep further inland.
4
Q
What is a Dalmatian valley?
A
areas where a valley lies parallel to the coast.
a decrease in sea level can cause one.
Valleys are flooded, leaving islands parallel to the coastline.
