Glaciers and Cold Environments mind maps
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This GoConqr page gathers over 50 Glaciers and Cold Environments mind maps, covering topics from glacier movement and erosion to periglacial environments. They support school students, university students and professional candidates studying these topics, as well as teachers looking for material across school and university levels. Pick a map to begin.
Mind maps
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23 nodesGlaciated Landscapes Formation and Location · Processes of Erosion · Features of Erosion · Features on a map
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53 nodesGlaciation A mindmap for revising the AQA B-Specification Geography Linear GCSE course "Ice on the land" unit, pg 17 o...
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40 nodesGlaciation An Ice Age is a perio... · The last ice age was ... · Ice ages · The amount of ice on ... · Ice now covers only 1... · An ice sheet is an ar...
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21 nodesGlacial processes: erosional features and landforms Freeze thaw- also cal... · Abrasion – rock fragm... · Plucking – meltwater ... · Rotational scouring –... · Pressure release/dila... · Basal sliding: occurs...
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72 nodesIce on the Land Ice forms · Ice Ages · How glaciers move · Glacial processes · Glacial landforms · Case Studies
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69 nodesGlacial Erosional Features Abrasion · Meltwater · Microscale (<1m) · Mesoscale (10m-10km) · Macroscale (>10km) · Depositional Features
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71 nodesCold Environments Basics Global distribution · Ice formation and mov...
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52 nodesDifferent types of glacier and glacier movement Valley glaciers · Ice sheet · Warm-based · Cold-based · Movement
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89 nodesIce Streams and Subglacial Environment Ice Stream Behaviour · Basal Sliding · Leverett Glacier, Gre... · Conclusions
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38 nodesLecture 23: Antarctic Glaciation II Silicate weathering a... · 3) Uplift weathering ... · Earth system modellin... · Significance of the b... · Example of tectonic f...
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87 nodesIce Sheets AIS and GrIS · Ice Sheet Mass Balanc... · Variation in Earth Orbit · MB of ice sheet · Ice sheet termination
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50 nodesPeriglacial Environments Cold but non-glacial.... · Tundra · Permafrost
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83 nodesGlacier Fluctuations, Iceland Significane · Role of CC in Societa... · Importance of Glacier... · Dating flucatuations · Glacier Fluctuation E... · Vulnerabilities
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45 nodesglacial erosion landforms corrie · glacial valley (glaci... · hanging valley · arête and pyramidal peak · ribbon lake · Roche moutonee
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71 nodesGlaciers flowing ice · form by accumulation ... · Valley Glaciers · Continental Glaciers · erode, transport and ... · Pleistocene: Ice Age ...
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39 nodesGlacial Movement + Sediment Glacier processes are... · FREEZE -THAW WEATHERING · GLACIERS ERODE THEIR ... · HOLLOWS · RETREATING + ADVANCING · DEPOSITION
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88 nodesMountain Glaciers Sea Level Changes · Glacier Mass gain/loss · Methods for detecting... · Earth Observation · Dynamics
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35 nodesSólheimajökull: A Retreating Icelandic Glacier What? · Where? · Why · When · So what?
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54 nodesGlaciers Snow transforms into Ice · Although 18th C glaci... · Erratics · Glacial and Interglac... · All work <1950 done c...
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37 nodesPeriglacial Environments Distribution · Characteristics · PERMAFROST!!! · PROCESSES · PROCESSES
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32 nodesHow do Glacial Landforms Evolve over Time as Climate Changes? Modification · Landforms of Glacio-F... · Climate Change and th... · Periglacial Landforms
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41 nodesGlaciated landscapes (G.L) are influenced by physical factors Climate · Geology · Latitude and altitude · Relief and aspect
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36 nodesGlacier Erosion Processes · LANDFORMS · DEPOSITION LANDFORMS
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24 nodesGlacial environments Glacial environments ... · Products · Processes · Examiner tips · Westray
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47 nodesThe Cryosphere Earth's hydrosphere i... · Albedo + emissitivity · Conductivity + Insula... · Specific Heat Capacity · Snow Density · Glacier Formation
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34 nodesGLACIERS Inter glacial = warm ... · What affects the dist... · Types of Ice · Positive feedback = s...
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49 nodesGlaciated landscapes as systems Inputs · Throughputs · Outputs · Processes · Glacier mass balance · Formation
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59 nodesice formation and movement basics · temperate and polar · glacier types · movement
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21 nodesThe Glacial Budget The difference betwee... · Zone of accumulation · Zone of ablation · A positive glacial bu... · A negative budget mea... · Glacial Retreat
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15 nodesGlaciers The amount of ice on ... · Present Time · Evidence of change
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24 nodesAthabasca Glacier Outlet Valley Glacier... · In Jasper National Pa... · 6 km long and 1 km wi... · Evidence of Retreat · Causes of Retreat
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16 nodes11.Fluvioglacial Processes and Landforms Kame · Eskers · Kame Terrace · Outwash Plain · Proglacial lakes · Delta Kame
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27 nodesPolythermal glacier advances in Sweden Research questions · New data · Published data
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9 nodesGlacier Movement Glaciers move in thre... · Friction between the ...
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22 nodesGlaciers Bodies of ice formed ... · Alpine · Continental · Large parts break off... · Striations are formed... · Glacial till
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14 nodesFluvioglacial Deposition Outwash Plains · Kettle Lakes · Kames · Eskers
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43 nodesCold Environments Global Distribution · Glacial Budget · Ice Movement · Processes · Land Forms · Fluvioglacial
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15 nodesPeriglacial Processes and Landforms Frost Weathering and ... · Water and Wind · Ground Ice Formation
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18 nodesProcesses and landforms of Periglacial areas Groundwater Freezing · Freeze Thaw · Nivation · Frost Heave · Solifluction · Ground Contraction
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9 nodesFactors affecting rates of glacial erosion_1 Thickness of ice · Supply of basal debris · Resistance of bedrock · Basal ice temperature · Gradient · Hardness of rock debris
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Start with Cold Environments Basics for an overview of glacial and periglacial environments and their distribution. Its branches give you a way to organize the topics before you move to a more focused map.
For erosion, Glacier Erosion sets out processes and factors that affect them. Fluvioglacial Deposition introduces features including outwash plains and kettle lakes. You can also use Glacier Movement to study different ways ice moves.
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Frequently asked questions
Which mind map should I start with?
Start with Cold Environments Basics if you want an overview of glacial and periglacial environments. If you are already studying a particular process, try Glacier Erosion or Glacier Movement instead. Follow the branches that match your topic, then return to them to check your understanding.
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Which levels and exams do these maps suit?
The collection includes school and university-level material, with resources that mention GCSE Geography and A-level Geography. School students, university students and professional candidates can look for maps that match the topics they are studying. Teachers can also explore the maps when looking for material.