'Outwash plain' presentation slideshows

Aquifers in Alluvial Sediment

Aquifers in Alluvial Sediment. Unconsolidated sands and gravels deposited by rivers. Must be large enough to produce significant rates and volumes of water from wells. River valley draining glaciated area Fault bounded basins Partially dissected alluvial plain (High Plains)

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1.4 Understand how moving ice acts as an agent of erosion and deposition. (Chap. 2)

1.4 Understand how moving ice acts as an agent of erosion and deposition. (Chap. 2). There are two types of glaciation. Alpine Glaciation Continental Glaciation. Distinguish between the terms alpine glaciation and continental glaciation. (P.32). Alpine Glaciation.

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Geography

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Glacial Processes and Landforms

Glacial Processes and Landforms. What is a glacier? How do glaciers form?. What is a glacier? A glacier is simply the existence of year-round ice on the landscape. There are two broad types: continental and alpine. How do glaciers form?

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Glaciers & Glacial Features in Canada

Glaciers & Glacial Features in Canada. March 17, 2008 SES 4U0 R. ORR. Arctic Elephant Glacier. Antarctic. Glaciers. Definition = large, moving mass of ice that shapes the landscape by eroding, transporting, and depositing huge volumes of rocks and sediments. History.

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Glaciation revision

Glaciation revision. Key points. At all three levels (foundation, general and credit) you have to be able to recognise the main features, and be able to describe and explain their formation. You must fully understand the term natural process. Map work - what you should know.

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Fluvioglacial Processes and Landforms

Fluvioglacial Processes and Landforms. Features of lowland glaciation. Area of fluvio-glacial landforms. Fluvioglacial landforms are created by the meltwater from glaciers, largely through deposition but also by erosion. Subglacial stream

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Features of Glacial deposition

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