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AS Level Geography - Physical Geography - Cold Environments

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By: Declan Keeble
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1. The Global Distribution of Cold Environments
1 what are cold environments 1,
Explain glacial environments 2,
Explain periglacial and tundra en...
5  cards
2. Ice formation and movement - 2 types of Glaciers
Explain temperate alpine warm bas...,
Explain polar cold based glaciers 2
2  cards
2. Ice formation and movement - Ice movement
Ice movement can be due to compre...,
Ice movement can be due to basal ...,
Ice movement can be due to intern...
4  cards
3. Glacial Budgets
Define glacial budget mass balance 1,
Explain the glacial budget mass b...
2  cards
4. Glacial Erosion - Glacial Erosion and Weathering Processes
Explain the two main processes of...,
Explain the two weathering proces...,
State the major landforms that ar...
3  cards
4. Glacial Erosion - Corries and associated landforms
Briefly explain what a corrie is ...,
Explain the associated landforms ...,
Explain the formation of a corrie 3
4  cards
4. Glacial Erosion - Glacial troughs and associated landforms
Explain what a glacial trough is ...,
Explain the formation of a glacia...,
Draw a diagram to show the format...
5  cards
5. Glacial transportation and deposition
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1  cards
5. Glacial transportation and deposition - Drumlins
Describe what a drumlin is its ap...,
Explain the formation of a drumlin 2
2  cards
5. Glacial transportation and deposition - Moraines
0  cards
6. Fluvioglacial processes - Deposition
Describe what eskers are their ap...,
Explain the formation of an esker 2,
Draw a diagram of an esker 3
8  cards
6. Fluvioglacial processes - Erosion
Explain what proglacial lakes and...
1  cards
7. Periglacial Processes - Intro
Describe periglacial areas 1
1  cards
7. Periglacial Processes - Permafrost
Briefly explain permafrost 1,
There are three kinds of permafro...,
There are three kinds of permafro...
4  cards
7. Periglacial Processes - Periglacial Processes & their landforms
Explain freeze thaw action frost ...,
Explain nivation and its landform...,
Explain solifluction and its land...
6  cards
8. Issues in Cold Environments - Tundra Case Study - Yamal Peninsula - The Nenets
Give an introduction to the case ...,
Explain oil and gas extraction in...,
Explain the decling demand of ven...
6  cards
8. Issues in Cold Environments - Antarctica Case Study
Give some background information ...,
Explain why antarctica has a frag...,
Antarctica has lots of valuable r...
11  cards

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