Cold environments, key terms 1

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N B Y I P P S X U N S G L L X H Q F E
M D C Y D Q D M O N E A L E S B W X P
R J Y I Y W P L O O R A G F K T M H T
S H J L H A O W P D L A K L L E J V C
M K K L F T L Q N P E S P U A E L A E
P L Y S S I C U L C A I C V I H B F B
C K N M N G T O I G L Q N I C S B T V
T Y T E S H T V Y F L H T O A E B H U
E G I J U E Y G E Q B C H G L C W B F
M V L Y W G I B F T V U E L G I A V A
P P E R I G L A C I A L W A J O E C F
E E G G R F T O M C X Y R C Y S K D Q
R M P X A O H D X M F H A I Y K R G V
A E D S L T S M G K S S K A A S K W A
T M C L O E K H R L L P D L X E W I K
E Q L W P Q S E J X O U O J U A Q Y V
D D M E U F N V W Y N J H K N L Y B P
E A R Y R U G R R X S U H W A H A Y P
M U W Y P G S R D G B G Y U W A M N O

Clues

  • _____ glaciers occur in areas where the temperature is constantly below 0, and therefore no melting occurs. (5)
  • _________ glaciers melt in summer, releasing huge amounts of meltwater. (9)
  • A body of ice covering at least 50,000km. (3, 5)
  • A climatic and vegetation type found in the most northerly parts of Eurasia and North America. (6)
  • A tongue-shaped mass of ice moving slowly down a valley. (7)
  • Processes and landforms associated with the action of glacial meltwater. (13)
  • Processes and landforms associated with the fringe of, the area near to, an ice sheet or glacier. (11)
  • The common term for the period when there were major cold phases known as glacials, and ice sheets covered large areas of the world. (3, 3)
  • The point at which there is always permanent snow cover. (4, 4)

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