Cold Environments - GLACIAL

Question 1

What is a glacial environment?

Answer 1

An area where temperatures are consistently cold enough to sustain glaciers or ice sheets.

Question 2

Where are glacial environments found?

Answer 2

In both polar and alpine areas (and sometimes periglacial).

Question 3

What condition must be met for glaciers to exist?

Answer 3

Temperatures must be below freezing for long enough in the year that the glacier does not melt entirely.