Geography- Physical 3.a. Emergent Landforms

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... changes are known as changes in the volume of water in the global ocean store. Its the change in sea level on a global scale
Eustatic
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... changes are known as sea level change is relative as it is also effected by changes in land level. It is the change in sea levels on a smaller scale, local areas, so can be different for global levels
Isostatic
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... are landforms shaped by wave processes during times of high sea levels and are left exposed when sea levels fall, and so are usually found inland
Emergent Landforms
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As global ... decrease, there is more precipitation in terms of snow and this doesn't melt so sea levels stay low and don't rise
Temperatures
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Physical factors affecting change: Variations in Earths ... around the sun, around every 400,000 years
Orbit
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Physical Factors affecting change: Variations in the amount of ... produced by the sun, with solar maximum every 11 years
Energy
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Physical Factors affecting change: Changes in the composition of the ... due to major volcanic eruptions which reduce incident solar radiation
Atmosphere
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Physical Factors affecting change: Variations in the ... of the Earths axis, occurring every 41,000 years
Tilt
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... are areas of former shore platforms that are at a higher level than the current sea level. They're not on the current coastline, but are found further inland
Raised Beaches
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... are not uncommonly found behind raised beaches, and they have some coastal landforms found on them
Abandoned Cliffs
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Abandoned Cliffs and raised beaches will be modified in the future because even though there is no erosion present, they will be affected by ...
Weathering
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... changes are known as sea level change is relative as it is also effected by changes in land level. It is the change in sea levels on a smaller scale, local areas, so can be different for global levels

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Isostatic

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... are landforms shaped by wave processes during times of high sea levels and are left exposed when sea levels fall, and so are usually found inland

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Card 4

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As global ... decrease, there is more precipitation in terms of snow and this doesn't melt so sea levels stay low and don't rise

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Card 5

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Physical factors affecting change: Variations in Earths ... around the sun, around every 400,000 years

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