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Cold Environments Key Words
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- 1GlacierTongue shaped mass of ice which moves downhill due to gravity
- 2FluvioglacialProcesses/Landforms associated with glacial meltwater
- 3Ice AgePeriod of time during which temperatures are cold and mostly covered with ice
- 4PeriglacialArea surrounding the edge of a glacial area
- 5Ice SheetsProcesses/landforms associated with fringe of or near to the ice sheet or glacier
- 6Tundracold environment with sparse vegetation, located around the outside of the artic regions
- 7InsolationEnergy received in the form of radiation from the sun by earth
- 8AlbedoSunlight reflected back out to space
- 9Katabatic windsStrong downslope winds
- 10Wind chillExtra chill caused by high wind speed of very cold winds
- 11Snow lineLowest edge of permanent snow cover on a mountain
- 12Alpine Glaciertemperate glacier - located in mountainous areas with high altitudes
- 13Polar Glacierslocated in polar regions where temperatures are permanently below 0 & ground is frozen underneath
- 14Basal FlowFlow at the base of a glacier
- 15Rotational FlowMovement of ice in a corrie
- 16Compressing FlowIce moving downhill due to a reduction in gradient
- 17Extended flowValley gradient gets steeper, which stretches out the ice
- 18Bergshrundthe gap between a glacier and the backwall of a corrie
- 19Surgewhen a glacier moves rapidly very suddenly
- 20Creepwhen a glacier moves over imperfections in the bedrock
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- A Levels Geography Flashcards on Cold Environments Key Words, created by RachelBean on 26/03/2014.
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