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Landscapes Flashcards

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Types of transportation

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Ground moraine (drags material under)
Lateral (rock either side)
Terminal (bulldozer effect, left at the end)
Drumlins 
Erratics
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Types of erosion but glaciers

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Plucking
Abrasion
Freezethaw

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Explain what is a Corrie, arête and u shaded valley

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Large dip (depression) on the slope formed by erosion of glacier then melts and creates lake - 3 to make pyramidal peak, 2 for an arête
Steep narrow edge between 2 corries 
U shade dip as glacier moves down the edge
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