Geological Context of the Quaternary Period 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyFundamental mechanisms of environmental changeUniversityOther Created by: LF18Created on: 06-04-22 07:52 Internal processes - e.g. tectonic (continental drift, crustal uplift and subsidence, volcanic emission) Endogenic processes 1 of 10 External processes - e.g. driven by changes in the Earth's orbit and receipt of solar radiation Exogenic processes 2 of 10 Recent human influence on the environment Anthropogenic 3 of 10 A type of sedimentary archive - a way change is recorded Ocean floors 4 of 10 A type of sedimentary archive - a way change is recorded Terrestrial deposition 5 of 10 A type of sedimentary archive - a way change is recorded Accumulation layers in ice sheets 6 of 10 A direct measurement of change - e.g. used to measure sea levels and ice sheets Satellite altimetry 7 of 10 A direct measurement of change - e.g. above the Earth's surface Atmospheric composition 8 of 10 A direct measurement of change - e.g. off land Sea-surface temperature 9 of 10 A direct measurement of change - e.g. long-term erosional processes Denudation rates 10 of 10
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