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Geography Glaciation

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By: Poppy Bradbury
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Decks in this class (21)

Reasons for climate change
Volcanism short term 1,
Orbital cycles long term 2,
Solar variation short term 2
5  cards
Sagarmatha National Park
Threats from tourism 40 000 visit...,
Impacts of climate change 2,
Impacts of deforestation 3
6  cards
Lake District Management Case Study
How is it affected by climate cha...,
Problems 2,
Management 3
4  cards
Accumulation/ Ablation
Accumulation 1,
Ablation 2
2  cards
Feedback Loops
Positive feedback 1,
Negative feedback 2
2  cards
Glacial Mass Balance
What is it 1,
What is equllibrium 2
2  cards
Glacial Transportation
Supraglacial 1,
Englacial 2,
Subglacial 3
3  cards
Glacial Erosion
Abrasion 1,
Plucking 2,
Basal melting 3
5  cards
Glacier Movement
Internal deformation 1,
Basal slip 2,
Regelation creep 3
4  cards
Periglacial Processes
Freeze thaw frost shattering 1,
Frost heave 2,
Solifluction 3
5  cards
Periglacial Landforms
Ice wedges freeze thaw 1,
Patterned ground freeze thaw 2,
Blockfields freeze thaw frost sha...
6  cards
Fluvioglacial Processes: Ice contact
Kames 1,
Eskers 2
2  cards
Glacial Erosional Landforms
Corrie 1,
Arete 2,
Pyramidal peak 3
6  cards
Tundra Environment
Management 1,
How is climate change affecting it 2,
Why is tundra a fragile ecosystem 3
4  cards
Depositional Landforms
Drumlins 1,
Erratics 2,
Lateral moraine 3
8  cards
Short term climate change events
Loch lomond stadial 1,
Little ice age 2,
Medieval warm period 3
3  cards
Keywords
Stadial 1,
Interstadial 2,
Glacial period 3
37  cards
International Legislation For Protection (Alpine Convention)
What is the alpine convention 1,
Who is involved 2,
Limitations 3
3  cards
National Legislation for Protection (National Parks)
What is a national park 1,
What are the limitations 2,
Why is it successful 3
3  cards
Value of Glaciated Landscapes
What research takes place in anta...,
Economic value of glaciated lands...
2  cards
Impacts and Management of Climate Change
What changes do melting glaciers ...,
Why is managing climate change be...,
Action on climate change 3
4  cards

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