Submergent coastline features

Question 1

Landforms that exist because of a rise in sea level are called

Answer 1

submergent landforms
This happens when coastlines are flooded

Question 2

ria or drowned river valley is formed due to

Answer 2

When coastal areas are flooded the lower course of river valleys can be flooded, creating the submergent landform

Question 3

ria or drowned river valley which has

Answer 3

Have a V-shaped cross-section
Are an estuarine coastline
Are the most common coastal landform

Question 4

ria example

Answer 4

Kingsbridge Estuary devon

Question 5

fjord are created by

Answer 5

Glacial valleys are also flooded as a result of eustatic change creating a fjord

Question 6

fjords have

Answer 6

Fjords are deeper than rias, particularly inland, as they were originally the flat-bottomed U-shaped valley carved out by a powerful glacier

They have a relatively straight profile

May be deeper than the adjacent sea

Question 7

example of fjord

Answer 7

Milford Sound - a fjord , New Zealand