Glaciated Landscapes: Glacial Depositional Landform Examples

Question 1

What is an example of terminal moraine?

Answer 1

The Franz Josef glacier in New Zealand has a 430m high terminal moraine

Question 2

What is an example of lateral moraine?

Answer 2

The Athabasca glacier in Canada has a 1.5km long, 124m high lateral moraine

Question 3

What is an example of erratics?

Answer 3

Silurian shale blocks in the Yorkshire Dales

Question 4

What is an example of drumlins?

Answer 4

Central Ireland or the hills of Elslack in North Yorkshire

Question 5

What is an example of a till sheet?

Answer 5

In East Anglia, the till is typically 30-50m deep, but up to 75m in places

Question 6

How tall is the Franz Josef glacier’s terminal moraine?

Answer 6

430m high

Question 7

How tall and long is the lateral moraine of the Athabasca glacier in Canada?

Answer 7

1.5km long and 124m high

Question 8

How tall are recessional moraines typically?

Answer 8

Rarely over 100m

Question 9

Why are the Silurian shale blocks in the Yorkshire Dales on pedestals?

Answer 9

Because they protected the limestone from carbonation weathering

Question 10

How tall are drumlins typically?

Answer 10

They can be 100m high, and over a km long

Question 11

How deep is the East Anglian till sheet?

Answer 11

30-50m in most places, but up to 75m in some areas