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- 1GLACIATIONGlaciation is the process in which glaciers cover the earth.
- 2ICE AGEAn ice age is a global period of lower temperatures. During ice ages glaciers and ice sheets cover the globe.
- 3WEATHERINGWeathering is the breaking down of rocks, soil, and minerals; weathering can be caused by many different factors.
- 4EROSIONErosion is the wearing away and removal of large amounts of loose rocks and soil. This changes landscapes overtime.
- 5IGNEOUS ROCKIgneous rock, or magma-tic rock, is one of the three main rock types and is formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava.
- 6SEDIMENTARY ROCKSedimentary Rock is rock that has many layers. Sedimentary rock is also caused by deposition.
- 7METAMORPHIC ROCKMetamorphic Rock is rock that has been created through extreme heat or pressure such as volcanic activity.
- 8EXFOLIATION/ ONION-SKIN WEATHERING
- 9FREEZE-THAW WEATHERING
- 10CHEMICAL WEATHERING
- 11BIOLOGICAL WEATHERING
- 12GLACIERA Glacier is a river of ice that slowly moves down a mountain.
- 13CORRIEA corrie is an indent in a mountain where a glacier first forms and starts moving from.
- 14ARETE
- 15HANGING VALLEY
- 16U-SHAPED VALLEY
- 17MISFIT STREAM
- 18RIBBON LAKE
- 19TRUNCATED SPUR
- 20PYRAMIDAL PEAK
- 21CORRIE LAKE
- 22PLUCKING
- 23ABRASION
- 24DEPOSITION
- 25MORAINE
- 26ERRATIC
- 27DRUMLIN
- 28TOURISM
- 29PRIMARY INDUSTRY
- 30SECONDARY INDUSTRY
- 31TERTIARY INDUSTRY
- 32TOURISM INDUSTRY
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