Cold Environments

Question 1

Polar environments

Answer 1

Small amounts of precipitation

-50°

Large snowy areas

Large expanses of sea ice

Eg Antarctica

Question 2

Alpine Environments

Answer 2

E.g Alps

High Altitude

Above 15°c in summer

Heavy snow in winter

Temp below 10°c

Question 3

Glacial

Answer 3

Warm summers to promote meltwater

Ice is main transport process

Heavy snow in winter

Mountainous regions

E.g Greenland

Question 4

Periglacial Environments

Answer 4

Presence of permafrost

Short summers allow small amounts of surface thaw

On the edge of glacial & polar regions

E.g Spitsbergen