Transport and depositional landforms (Edexcel GCSE Geography A): Flashcards
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What do glaciers do with rock material?
What do glaciers do with rock material?
Pick up, carry, and eventually drop it
What are moraines?
What are moraines?
Ridges/mounds of material transported & deposited by glaciers
What do terminal moraines represent?
What do terminal moraines represent?
Furthest point a glacier reached during advance
Where do terminal moraines form?
Where do terminal moraines form?
At the snout (front end) of the glacier
What material is in ground moraines?
What material is in ground moraines?
Boulder clay or till
What terrain do ground moraines create?
What terrain do ground moraines create?
Uneven, hummocky (rolling, bumpy) pattern
What are drumlins?
What are drumlins?
Elongated hills that look like eggs from above
What is the stoss end of a drumlin?
What is the stoss end of a drumlin?
Blunt, steeper side facing direction ice came from
What is the lee end of a drumlin?
What is the lee end of a drumlin?
Longer, gently sloping side pointing where ice moved
Typical length of drumlins
Typical length of drumlins
Between 500 metres and 2 kilometres
What are groups of drumlins called?
What are groups of drumlins called?
Swarms or 'baskets of eggs'
What is the crag in a crag and tail feature?
What is the crag in a crag and tail feature?
Steep-sided rocky hill of hard, resistant rock
What is the tail in a crag and tail feature?
What is the tail in a crag and tail feature?
Gently sloping ridge in direction of ice flow