... are landforms that were originally exposed when sea levels were low, but as sea levels rise, they become ... and shaped by wave processes
Submergent Landforms
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Higher global ... lead to more ice caps melting and sea levels rising
Temperature
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... are submerged river valleys, high land is constantly exposed whereas low land areas are submerged in water. There is a large number of them found in Cornwall, an example is Falmouth
Rias
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... are submerged glacial valleys with steep valley sides and deep water. The shape of the valley reflects the glacial valley shape when it was once a glacier
Fjords
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... are also submergent landforms and the surfaces of them emerges when sea levels fall because of growing ice land. Sediment is deposited on the surface by rivers and low energy waves
Shingle Beaches
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Rias and Fjords will be modified in the future because sea levels are expected to rise with stormier waves, meaning ... rates are going to increase and valley sides will change as well as water levels becoming deeper
Erosion
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Shingle Beaches will be modified in the future because ... is going to be moved further along the coasts by longshore drift and further sea level rises
Sediment
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Card 2
Front
Higher global ... lead to more ice caps melting and sea levels rising
Back
Temperature
Card 3
Front
... are submerged river valleys, high land is constantly exposed whereas low land areas are submerged in water. There is a large number of them found in Cornwall, an example is Falmouth
Back
Card 4
Front
... are submerged glacial valleys with steep valley sides and deep water. The shape of the valley reflects the glacial valley shape when it was once a glacier
Back
Card 5
Front
... are also submergent landforms and the surfaces of them emerges when sea levels fall because of growing ice land. Sediment is deposited on the surface by rivers and low energy waves
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