Glaiciation EQ3 - Evaluate the usefulness of evidence from relict glacial landscapes to the reconstruction of past ice extent and movement. (20 marks)

Question 1

What is the model intro?

Answer 1

The glacial landforms of a relict landscape can be studied in order to reconstruct former ice extent, direction, rate of ice movement and ice origin which is crucial for geographers when trying to reconstruct past-glacial periods.

Question 2

What is the standard paragraph starter for each type of landform?

Answer 2

A range of erosional/depositional/fluvioglacial landforms can be used to reconstruct ice extent (extent example) and movement (movement example)

Question 3

What are the erosional landform examples to use?

Answer 3

• Glacial troughs/U shaped valleys

- Roche Moutonnees

Question 4

What are the depositional landforms to use?

Answer 4

• Drumlins

- Erratics

Question 5

What are the fluvio-glacial landforms to use?

Answer 5

• Sandurs/outwash plains

- Eskers