A Level Geography - Glaciation

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Decks in this class (17)

Environments
Where are cold environments found 1,
3 types of cold environments 2,
Ice age definition 3
35  cards
Landforms Of Glacial Erosion
Types of glacial erosion 1,
Corrie 2,
Truncated spur 3
9  cards
Landforms Of Glacial Deposition
Drumlin 1,
Glacial deposition 2,
Types of moraines 3
6  cards
Landforms Of Fluvio-glacial Deposition
Eskers 1,
Kames 2,
Outwash planes 3
3  cards
Landforms Of Fluvio-glacial Erosion
Proglacial lakes and overflow cha...
1  cards
Types of permafrost
Peri glacial 1,
Permafrost definition 2,
Continuous permafrost 3
7  cards
Periglacial Landforms And Processes
Cree and block field 1,
Nivation hollows 2,
Solifluction sheets and lobes 3
7  cards
People in cold environments
Fragile environment definition 1,
Threats to fragile and wilderness...,
Wilderness environment definition 3
4  cards
Types Of Till
Lodgement till 1,
Ablation till 2
2  cards
Alyeska Pipeline, Alaska
History of the pipeline 1
1  cards
Antarctica
Antarctic treaty 1,
Tourism in antarctica 2,
Is the tourism sustainable 3
8  cards
Exxon Valdez Spill
Date 1,
Cost 2,
Long term consequences 3
4  cards
Managing Global Warming
Adaption 1,
Mitigation 2
2  cards
Arctic
Extremity 1,
Effects positive feedback 2,
Effects permafrost 3
5  cards
Zermatt
Threats 1
1  cards
Value Of Glacial And Periglacial Areas
Uses 1,
Ecological values 2,
Threats to upland glaciated lands...
9  cards
Landforms
Glacial erosion 11 1,
Glacial deposition 3 2,
Fluvio glacial deposition 6 3
5  cards

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