glaciated examples and facts

Question 1

kame

Answer 1

the Baden hills, canada

Question 2

kame terrace

Answer 2

the Loch Etive UK

Question 3

Esker

Answer 3

The Badelundasen esker Sweden

Question 4

Sandur

Answer 4

Usk Valley Wales

Question 5

Kettle Hole

Answer 5

Sunfish Lake Minnesota

Question 6

Proglacial lake

Answer 6

Lake Alongquin North America

Question 7

Meltwater channel

Answer 7

Southern margins of the Pentland hills in Scotland

Question 8

Cirque

Answer 8

Cwm Idwal Snowdonia

Question 9

Arete

Answer 9

Striding edge Lake district

Question 10

Pyrimidal Peak

Answer 10

the Matterhorn Alps

Question 11

Glacial trough

Answer 11

Nant Ffrancon Valley Snowdonia

Question 12

Truncated spur

Answer 12

The Devil’s point in Upper Glen Dee

Question 13

Hanging Valley

Answer 13

Pistyll Rhaedr Berwyn Mountains Wales

Question 14

Ribbon Lake

Answer 14

Windmere England, the largest natural lake in england

Question 15

Crag and tail

Answer 15

Castle Rock Edinburgh

Question 15

Roche moutonnee

Answer 15

Lembert Dome Yosemite National Park California

Question 16

Knock and Lachan

Answer 16

Shetland Islands Scotland

Question 16

how much ice does the Greenland Ice sheet contain

Answer 16

2.5 million km2 of stored ice (10% of worlds total ice)

Question 17

what % of total global ice mass does the Greenland ice sheet have

Answer 17

10%

Question 18

if the whole Greenland ice sheet melted how much would sea level increase by globally

Answer 18

7 metres, countries such as Bangladesh and the Maldives would disappear entirely

Question 19

how many tourists does the Sagarmatha National Park receive each year

Answer 19

100,000

Question 20

how many people hike to base camp each day during peak season

Answer 20

500

Question 21

what is there for every climber that attempt to summit Mount Everest

Answer 21

one local worker who cooks, carries equipment, and guides the expedition

Question 22

how much trash does each climber generate

Answer 22

8kg

Question 23

how big have the 2 metre wide footpaths become in the lake district

Answer 23

12 metres

Question 24

how much has been spent in the last 20 years repairing hundreds of paths and erosion scars according to the National Trust

Answer 24

£10 million

Question 25

how many tourists visit the lake district every year

Answer 25

16 million

Question 26

how much of the world’s fresh water do glaciers store

Answer 26

69%

Question 27

how many reservoirs does China aim to build

Answer 27

59

Question 28

how many deaths do avalanches cause a year

Answer 28

200 people a year

Question 29

how much of the world’s total glacial ice is contained in Antarctica

Answer 29

85%

Question 30

what are the highest average annual temperatures in a periglacial environment

Answer 30

1–4 degrees

Question 31

what percent of the world’s ice masses are experiencing ‘rising trends’ in their negative net balances

Answer 31

75%

Question 32

what is an example of an international scale framework to protect a glacial environment

Answer 32

Antarctic Treaty 1959, 60 countries signed,

Question 33

how many visitors does Zermatt Ski resort receive each year

Answer 33

over 2 million

Question 34

how have they made Zermatt ski resort sustainable

Answer 34

car free town

Question 35

how much money does Zermatt invest into environmental projects

Answer 35

1 million francs a year