Glacial Deposition/Transpotation Landforms Flashcards

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Drumlin

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Smooth egg-shaped hill found in clusters on the floor of a GLACIAL TROUGH

Formed when MORAINES are shaped by MOVING ICE

Blunted and pointed Ends

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Erratic

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Large Boulder resting on DIFFERENT TYPE OF ROCK

TRANSPORTED BY GLACIER

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Arêtes and Pyramidal Peaks

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Narrow KNIFE-EDGED separating TWO CORRIES

Formed when EROSION occurs in TWO ADJACENT CORRIES

KEY: THREE OR MORE CORRIES erode back to back then it is a -PYRAMIDAL PEAK

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