Sub Or Em Flashcards

(16 cards)

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Rias

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Submergent

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2
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Fjords

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Submergent

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3
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Dalmatian coast

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Submergent

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4
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Raised beaches

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Emergent

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5
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Relict cliffs

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Emergent

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6
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Wave cut platforms

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Emergent

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7
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Example of rias

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Avon estuary in Devon

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8
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Example of a fjord

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Norway

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9
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Example of a Dalmatian coast

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Croatia

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10
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Example of raised beaches

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Isle of Arran in Scotland

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11
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Example of relict cliffs

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Isle of Arran, Scotland

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12
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Rias =

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Drowned river valleys, close to the mouth, normally in the form of estuary’s

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13
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Fjords =

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Drowned glacial valleys, typically deeper and steeper-sided than rias

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14
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Dalmatian coast =

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When valleys run parallel to the cast and get submerged, creating long narrow islands and inlets

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15
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Raised beaches =

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Former beaches now above current sea level due to isostatic rebound

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16
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Relict cliffs

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Old cliff lines inland from the current coastline. Due to isostatic rebound