Paper 1 - Glacial deposition Flashcards
1
Q
moraines
A
landforms made out of till dropped by a glacier as it melts
there are 4 different types
2
Q
lateral moraine (the sides)
A
DEPOSITED WHERE THE SIDE OF THE GLACIER WAS
FORMED by material from the valley walls
3
Q
medial moraine
A
a long ridge of material along the centre
when two glaciers meet the lateral moraines from the two edges join and form a line along the middle
4
Q
drumlins
A
elongated hills of glacial deposits
round blunt and steep
gently slopes downstream
5
Q
Erratics
A
rocks that have been picked up by a glacier, carried along and dropped in an area with completely different rock type
