Glacial Landforms Flashcards
1
Q
What are the three types of glacial landforms
A
- Geomorphological
- Periglacial
- Fluvioglacial
2
Q
What are the two types of geomorphological landforms
A
Erosional and depositional landforms
3
Q
What are the 10 erosional landforms
A
- Roche mountannes
- Corries
- Hanging valley
- Truncated spurs
- U-shaped valley
- Fjord
- Misfit stream
- Arete
- Pyramidal peak
- Ribbon lake
4
Q
What are the 4 depositional landforms
A
- Moraines
- Till plains
- Drumlins
- Erratics
5
Q
What are the 8 types of fluvioglacial landforms
A
- Meltwater channel
- Esker
- Kame
- Kame terraces
- Braided stream
- Outwash plain / Sandur
- Varves
- Kettles holes
6
Q
What are the 6 periglacial landforms
A
- Patterned ground
- Pingos (open / closed systems)
- Solifluction lobes
- Ice wedges
- Blockfield / Felsenmeer
- Nunatak
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