Classification of coastal environments Flashcards
1
Q
What are primary coasts?
A
dominated by land based processes- deposition at the coast from rivers
2
Q
What are secondary coasts?
A
dominated by marine or erosion deposition processes
3
Q
Emergent coastlines are?
A
coasts rising-sea level change/ tectonic uplift
4
Q
Submergent coastlines are?
A
coasts- flooded by sea or by rising sea level/subsiding land
5
Q
What is a cliff profile?
A
height/angle of a cliff face as well as its features
wave cut notches
changes in slope angle
