what is the difference between declaring the cascade within a foreign key vs relations?

class Contact(Base):
    __tablename__ = 'contacts'
    id = Column(Integer, primary_key=True)
    addresses = relation("Address", backref="contact")

class Address(Base):
    __tablename__ = 'addresses'
    id = Column(Integer, primary_key=True)
    contact_id = Column(Integer, ForeignKey('contact.id', onupdate="CASCADE", ondelete="CASCADE")))

vs

class Contact(Base):
    __tablename__ = 'contacts'
    id = Column(Integer, primary_key=True)
    addresses = relation("Address", backref="contact", cascade="all, delete-orphan")

class Address(Base):
    __tablename__ = 'addresses'
    id = Column(Integer, primary_key=True)
    contact_id = Column(Integer, ForeignKey('contact.id'))

with the foreign key declaration, it seems like the cascade is enforced at the database level. how does the relations approach work? thanks!