Glacial Systems And Landscapes Key Definitions

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Decks in this class (12)

Glaciers as natural systems:
What is a glacial system,
Inputs,
Outputs
8  cards
The nature and distribution of Cold environments:
What was the past distribution of...,
What is the present day distribut...
2  cards
Cold environments:
Glacial, Polar, Periglacial and Alpine
5  cards
Systems and Processes:
Glacial budgets,
Historic patterns of ice advance ...,
Warm and cold based glaciers
22  cards
Landscapes of Glacial erosion:
What are all the landforms in thi...,
What is a corrie and the characte...,
Everything about an arete
8  cards
Landscapes of Glacial Deposition:
What are drumlins,
Formation of a drumlin,
Drumlins characteristics
12  cards
Fluvioglacial landforms of erosion and deposition
What is an example of a meltwater...,
What are meltwater channels,
What are kames
10  cards
Periglacial landforms:
What is patterned ground,
What are ice wedges,
How do pingos form and what are t...
10  cards
Human impacts on Cold environments:
The concept of environmental frag...,
Human impacts on fragile cold env...,
Oil spills in siberia russia
10  cards
Management of cold environments:
Why do cold environments need man...,
Current management of cold enviro...,
Tourism current management
6  cards
Snowdonia local case study of a glaciated environment:
Location characteristics,
All the glacial landforms at snow...,
U shaped valley name and facts ab...
10  cards
Alaska far case study challenges, opportunities, resilience , mitigation and adaptation.
Opportunities for economic develo...,
Challenges to development within ...,
Humans have responded to cold con...
6  cards

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