How can the landscape be eroded and weathered in glacial areas?
The land is eroded by the glacier picking up the land and dragging it around breaking up the earth further more eroding the landscape
What are the different landforms made by glaciers?
Hanging valley U-shaped valley Pyramid peak Arete Cirque Tarn
How can people use glacial areas?
Hunting, rock climbing, winter sports, forestry, farming, settlements.
What can lead to an Avalanche happening?
Strong winds, increase in weight, increase in heat, heavy snow fall, heavy rain fall.
How can avalanches be prevented or managed?
Explosion: avalanches are started deliberately to prevent snow building up.
Communication: areas that are at risk can be sealed off.
Name an example of a place affected by a avalanche, what happened?
The Galtür avalanche of 1999, and avalanche traveled down the valley towards this small village reaching it in around 60 seconds. The avalanche took out the whole village and killed around 50 people. The avalanche occurred because there Turbulent warm air from the tropics headed north, cooled, and swung back towards Europe. This initiated a series of storms. Combined with cold Arctic air coming from the north, there was a very dry, light snowfall exceeding 4 metres (13 ft). A massive snow pack formed on the mountains above Galtür. Northwest winds piled the snow to increasing depths. At Galtür, the snow bonded with ice and hence lasted longer than usual
