Sea Level Change

Question 1

short and long term examples

Answer 1

tides and glaciers melting

Question 2

isostatic

Answer 2

when the land rises or falls relative to the sea and is a localised change

Question 3

isostatic subsidence

Answer 3

glaciers weigh down the ground, subsiding it

Question 4

isostatic recovery

Answer 4

when the glaciers melt the coastline rebounds

Question 5

isostatic facts

Answer 5

every year the sea level rises by 1.5mm in scotland and nw england and 1mm every year in eastern england

Question 6

eustatic

Answer 6

a sea level change that affects the whole world due to a change in volume of water in the ocean

Question 7

what factors affect eustatic sea level change

Answer 7

glaciers melting and thermal expansion

Question 8

eustatic facts

Answer 8

the sea levels are 100m higher now than they were during the last ice age
there were more glaciers then but they’ve melted as now we’re in an inter-glacial period

Question 9

economic factor for eval

Answer 9

it’s sometimes hard to get insurance in coastal areas or it becomes very expensive as there are more payouts in coastal areas