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1What is another name for glacial quarrying?
- APlucking
- BDilation
- CRotational Scouring
- DHydrolysis
2[blank_start]Supraglacial[blank_end] debris is carried on the surface of the glacier.
[blank_start]Englacial[blank_end] debris is carried in the main body of the glacier.- ASupraglacial
- BEnglacial
3Which direction is the ice moving in this image?
- ATo the left
- BTo the right
4Label the types of moraine:
- ALateral Moraine
- BMedial Moraine
- CGround Moraine
- DTerminal Moraine
- ERecessional Moraine
5Label the glacial features:
- AArête
- BPyramidal Peak
- CCorrie
- DRoche Moutonées
- ETrough
6Label the Milankovitch Cycles:
- AEccentricity
- BPrecession
- CAxial Tilt
7Basal sliding occurs with cold based glaciers.
- ATrue
- BFalse
8[blank_start]Surface[blank_end] melting mainly occurs during the summer and is the only source of meltwater for cold-based glaciers.
[blank_start]Basal[blank_end] melting occurs due to high pressure at the base of the glacier. This is more common with warm-based glaciers.- ASurface
- BBasal
9What is the name of this landform?
- AMoulin
- BCrag and Tail
- CEsker
- DKame
10The farming process by which sheep are grazed on the high mountain pastures during the warmer summer months, before bringing them down to lower valley areas in the winter is called [blank_start]transhumance[blank_end].
- Atranshumance
11An avalanche risk exists when [blank_start]shear stress[blank_end] exceeds [blank_start]shear strength[blank_end] of a mass of snow located on a slope.
- Ashear stress
- Bshear strength
- Cslope
- Dtemperature
- Emelting point
12Put the types of management in the correct order:
- ABusiness as Usual
- BSustainable Exploitation
- CSustainable Management
- DComprehensive Conservation
13Which of the following are names for compacted snow? (select 2)
- ANeve
- BFirn
- CGraupel
- DRimed snow
- ECrud
- FDendrite
14[blank_start]1982[blank_end] Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR)
[blank_start]1998[blank_end] Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty (EP)
[blank_start]1964[blank_end] Agreed Measures for the Conservation of Antarctic Flora and Fauna (AMCAFF)
[blank_start]1972[blank_end] Convention for Conservation of Antarctic Seals (CCAS)- A1982
- B1998
- C1964
- D1972
- E1979
15What does The Ramsar Convention aim to protect?
- AWetlands
- BGlacial Landforms
- CEndangered Species
- DEcological/Cultural Sites
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