Geography: Glacial Systems And Landscapes

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Decks in this class (15)

Keywords For Glaciation
What is neve firn 1,
What is sensible heat 2,
What is sublimation 3
19  cards
Glacial Systems
What is a glacial system 1,
Declines of glacial systemsm 2,
Formation of glacial systems 3
10  cards
Distrubution Of Cold Environements
Last glacial periods pleistocene ...,
Present day interglacial period 2,
What are polar environments like 3
10  cards
Soils And Application
Soils 1,
Tundra soils 2,
Permafrost soils 3
7  cards
Periglacial Environements
What are periglacial environments 1,
Location of periglacial environme...,
What is the active layer 3
20  cards
Geomorphic processes
Cold based glaciers polar 1,
Warm based glaciers temperate 2,
Internal deformation 3
9  cards
Processes of glacial erosion and landforms
What is plucking 1,
What is abrasion 2,
Freeze thaw weathering 3
13  cards
Depositional landforms
What is till 1,
What is ablation till 2,
What is lodgement till 3
5  cards
Fluvioglacial landforms
What does fluvioglacial mean 1,
What is a glacial moulin 2,
Meltwater importance 3
13  cards
Fragile Environments
Why are cold environments fragile 1,
Why is it fragile due to human ac...,
Why is it fragile due to human ac...
14  cards
Oil And Gas In Cold Environments
What is exploration like within c...,
Why is the trans alaskan pipeline...,
What is the disadvantages of the ...
12  cards
Prudhoe Bay
What is prudhoe bay 1,
Info about prudhoe bay 2
2  cards
Patterdale Valley
0  cards
Cold Environments
Alaska characteristics and econom...,
Northwest territories canada char...,
European alps characteristics and...
7  cards
Vuntut Gwitchen
What are the old crow flats 1,
What is the relationship between ...,
Why is the old crow flats importa...
18  cards

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