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Which recent geologic processes commonly occur in the Coastal Plain region of Virginia?
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What vertebrae are the coastal processes located?
Thoracic
Wetlands are more prevalent in which physiographic province of Virginia?
coastal plain.
What are the geographical processes related to the issue of coastal management?
attrition, abrasion, hydraulic action, corrosion and erosion.
Should the government spend money to stop naturally occurring processes along the coasts?
Naturally occurring processes cannot be stopped. What one can minimize however are their effects on coastal areas such as floods by building a higher shore line, flood prevention, etc.
What features of the coastal plains make it an popular region?
A coastal plain is a lowland area adjacent to the sea, which may have formed from marine sediments which have subsequently been revealed by a fall in sea level, as in the southeastern coast of the USA. The coastal plain is an extensive, low-relief area that is bounded by the sea on one side and by some type of relatively high-relief province on thelandward side. The geologic province of the coastal plain actually extends beyond the shoreline across the continental shelf. It is only during times of glacial melting and high sea level that much of the coastal plain is drowned. The coastal plain is a geologic province that is linked to the stable part of a continent on the trailing edge of a plate. The extent and nature of the coastal plains of the world range widely. Some are very large and old, whereas others are small and geologically young. For example, the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States are among the largest in the world. In some areas the coastal plain is hundreds of kilometre wide and extends back about 100 million years. By contrast, local coastal plains in places like the east coast of Australia and New Zealand are only 1 or 2 million years old and extend only tens of kilometers landward from the shoreline. The typical character of a coastal plain is one of stratum that dip gently and uniformly toward the sea. There may be low ridges that are essentially parallel to the coast and that have developed from erosion of alternating resistant and nonresistant strata. These strata are commonly a combination of mudstone-1, sandstone, and limestone, although the latter is typically a subordinate amount of the total. These strata resulted from deposition in fluvial, deltaic, and shelf environments as sea level advanced and retreated over this area. Coastal plain strata have been a source of considerable oil and gas as well as various economic minerals. Although the coastal plain province is typically stable tectonically, there may be numerous normal faults and salt dome intrusions.
Where are coastal plain?
Virginia
What is coastal geology?
Coastal geology studies coastal processes which affect the geology in coastal regions. Some coastal processes are effects of hurricanes, incised valleys, river migration, sedimentation, barrier island systems, estuaries, deltas, etc.
What vertebrae are the coastal processes located?
Thoracic
What is another name for the Coastal Plain region in Virginia?
Answer: Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
Wetlands are more prevalent in which physiographic province of Virginia?
coastal plain.
Which state lies in the coastal plain?
virginia
What region is Virginia Beach?
Coastal Plains
Is Virginia coastal?
Yes, Virginia has a eastern coastline on Chesapeake Bay.
Is Virginia a coastal state?
Yes. In fact, at the beginning of the Civil War, the Western counties of Virginia, which had never got on well with the coastal communities, decided to secede from Virginia, and they formed their own state of West Virginia, part of the Union.
What do they manufacture in the coastal plain region in Virginia?
not sure
What type of wetlands are in Virginia?
The type of Wetlands that are in Virginia are in the Coastal Plain. Karst topography and sinkholes
Did New Englan have a bigger coastal plain than Virginia?
NO
