Landforms used to reconstruct ice movement Flashcards

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Q

Drumlin showing past glacier extent

A

Oval shaped hills

  • geology of rock
  • aligned in direction of past ice flow
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Erratic’s (random boulders) to show past ice extent

A
  • Glacier would have been there
  • Geology
  • Size
  • Erosion
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Moraines to show previous glacier extent

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recessional moraine - how far its recessed

terminal moraine - where its terminal is

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