COLD: Types of Environments

Question 1

What is a glacial environment like? (4)

Answer 1

• Snow and ice all year
• Relatively dry
• Low temperatures: winter -70 to -25, summer -40 to -2
• Variation in precipitation

Question 2

What is a peri-glacial environment like? (4)

Answer 2

• Snow and ice all year
• Found in areas of high latitude/high altitude
• Large seasonal temperature ranges: winter may fall to -50, spring rise above freezing, summer may rise over 20.

Question 3

What is a mountain environment like? (3)

Answer 3

• Areas once covered in ice, but are now free from snow and ice.
• Some mountainous areas like the Alps are so high up, they contain some glaciers and ice caps. But some are not so dramatic.
• Wet, relief rainfall.