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2A.1 causes of longer and shorter climate which have led to icehouse - greenhouse conditions.
Characteristics of the pleistocene,
Milankovitch cycles long term int...,
Axal tilt
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2A.2 Present and past Pleistocene distributions of Ice cover
Definition and importance of cryo...,
Ice regions can be found in high ...,
Ice regions can also be found in ...
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2A.3 Periglacial processes produce distinctive landscapes
Distribution of past and present ...,
What are periglacial environments,
Continuous permafrost
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2.A4 Mass balance and the importance in understanding glacial dynamics and the operation of glaciers as systems
Glacial mass balance,
Accumulation,
Ablation
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2.A5 Different processes explain glacial movement and variations in the rates
The fundamental cause of glacier ...,
Warm wet based glaciers,
Warm wet temperate glacier movement
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2.A6 The glacier landform system
Glaciers alter landscapes from ma...,
Glacier erosion in altering glaci...,
Abrasion
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2.A7 Glacial erosion creates distinctive landforms and contributes to glaciated landscapes -
Glacier erosional processes,
Quarrying extreme form of plucking,
Sub aerial processes
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2.A8 Glacial deposition creates distinctive landforms and contributes to the glacial landscape
Meaning of the word moraine,
The 4 types of moraine,
Lateral moraine
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2.A9 Glacial meltwater plays a significant role in creating distinctive landforms and contributes to glaciated landscapes.
The processes of water movement w...,
Glacial and fluvioglacial,
Ice contact features may include
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2.A10 Glacial and periglacial landscapes have intrinsic cultural, economic and environmental value.
Relict and glaciated landscapes h...,
Yamal peninsula as a relict lands...,
Cultural value meaning
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2A.11 There are threats facing fragile active and relict glaciated upland landscapes.
Glaciated landscapes experience t...,
Glacial outburst of floods in ice...,
Avalanches in yungay
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2A.12 Threats to glaciated landscapes can be managed using a spectrum of approaches.
Local governments use in managing...,
Local governments use in managing...,
Local governments use in managing...
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