1
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what are the four types of moraine?
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lateral, terminal, medial and ground
2
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what is moraine?
A
all the material moved or carried by a glacier
3
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how is lateral moraine formed?
A
when freeze thaw takes place, moraine falls to the sides of the glacier
4
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how is terminal moraine formed?
A
moraine that marks the bottom of where the glacier used to be before it melted/retreated
5
Q
how is medial moraine formed?
A
when two glaciers lateral moraines meet and form one big moraine down the middle of the two
6
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how is ground moraine formed?
A
moraine that has been moved through glacial erosion and been deposited at the bottom of the glacier
Geography
flashcards
Decks in class (24)
# Cards
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Ice on land (case studies)16
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Population - one child policy (case study)12
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Weathering6
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Population - Kerala (case study)13
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Changing urban environments - quesitons9
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Rocks, resources and scenery - questions26
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Tourism - quesitions7
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Population - UK's ageing population (case study)15
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Population - France pro-natal strategy (case study)8
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Population - Migration within the EU (case study)12
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Population - Refugee movement to the EU ( case study)4
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The restless earth - Living in and using fold mountains in the Alps (case study)21
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Changing urban environments - Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya (case study)29
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Changing urban environments - Birmingham Park Central(case study)9
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Rocks, resources and scenery - The london aquifer (case study)12
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Rocks, resources and scenery - White Peak, carboniferous limestone (case study)22
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Rocks, resources and scenery - Lafarge Cement Works nr. Castleton13
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Glacial features12
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Moraine6
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Ice on land - questions19
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The restless earth - Monserrat volcanic eruption (case study)35
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The restless earth - Earthquake in a rich region - Kobe, Japan (case study)30
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The restless earth - Earthquake in a poor region - Kashmir, Pakistan-India (case study)25
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The restless earth - a tsunami - Indian Ocean Boxing Day (case study)26
