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Glaciation - Geography Paper 1

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By: Lucy O’Hare
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4.1: The cause of longer and short-term climate change
Where is there identifiable evide...,
How can ice cores be used to dete...,
When did the quaternary period begin
31  cards
4.2: Present and Past distribution of Ice Cover
Define the cryosphere,
1 define what an ice sheet is2 it...,
1 define what an ice cap is2 its ...
18  cards
4.3: Periglacial processes and their distinctive landforms and landscapes
Define periglacial,
Present distribution of periglaci...,
Define permafrost
22  cards
5.1: The operation of a glacier system
Define what glacial mass balance is,
Define ablation,
Define accumulation
18  cards
5.2: the processes that case glacier movement
What is the fundamental cause of ...,
What is the accumulation zone,
What is the firn line
24  cards
5.3: The glacier landform system
Name the 5 process s of glacial e...,
How does abrasion contribute to g...,
How does abrasion contribute to g...
22  cards
6.1: The distinctive landforms of glacial erosion
What id the most important factor...,
Which type of glacier erodes fast...,
Name 3 factors that influence the...
34  cards
6.2: Glacial Deposition, landforms and landscapes
Name this glacial depositional fe...,
Name the 2 places where moraines ...,
Name the moraine by its description
19  cards
6.3: Glacier hydrology - the role of meltwater
Name the 2 main sources of meltwa...,
Surface melting contributes most ...,
Basal melting occurs if temperatu...
26  cards
7.1: The value of glacial and periglacial Landscapes
Relict glaciated landscapes are u...,
Name 3 reasons why truly pristine...,
The global seed bank in svalbard ...
12  cards
7.2: The threats to glaciated upland landscapes
Name 3 natural hazards of glacial...,
Explain how avalanches are a natu...,
Explain how avalanches are a natu...
10  cards
7.3: The management of glaciated landscapes
Antarctica has had a unique syste...,
Countries currently have territor...
2  cards

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