Ice On The Land Key Words

Geography A AQA GCSE - Physical. Up to end of 2013 (I think, anyway, my exam is in May/June 2013).

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1. A period of ice advance associated with falling temperatures.

  • Freezing Stage
  • Glacial Period
  • Interglacial
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2. A finger of ice, usually extending downhill from an ice cap and occupying a valley.

  • Ice sheet
  • Glacier
  • Icicle

3. An environment that is frozen during winter and where only low-lying frost resistant plants can grow.

  • Tundra
  • Antarctic
  • Snout

4. An hollow in a mountain formed by stones being dragged over the surface by a glacier moving downwards.

  • Tundra
  • Corrie
  • Moraine

5. When a tributary glacier joins a main glacier, their two lateral moraines merge to form a single one. When the glacier melts, a line of sediment along the base of the valley remains.

  • Ground Moraine
  • Medial Moraine
  • Terminal Moraine

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