Glaciers key terms

What is weathering?

• Where material is worn away due to processes like freeze thaw / frost shattering

• Where material is worn away due to processes like plucking

• Where material is worn away due to processes like abrasion

What are the two types of glacial erosion?

• Attrition and plucking

• Freezing thaw and and melting

• Abrasion and attrition

• Abrasion and plucking

Which are examples of glacial transportation?

• Rotational slip (slump) and bulldozing

• Rotational slip (slump) and traction

• Bulldozing and suspension

• Abrasion and plucking

What does deposition mean?

• Material being dropped off

• Material being eroded

• Material being transported

Which of the following are examples of glacial erosional landforms? Select all that apply.

• Corries, aretes and pyramidal peaks

• U shape valleys and hanging valleys

• Moraine and drumlins

• Ribbon lakes and misfit streams

Which of the following are examples of glacial depositional landforms? Select all that apply.

• Corries, aretes and pyramidal peaks

• U shape valleys and hanging valleys

• Moraine, drumlins and erratic boulders

• Ribbon lakes and misfit streams

What is your case study of a UK glacial landscape?

• Lake District

• Jamaica

• Newcastle

• Redcar

Match the economic activity in the Lake District to its description

• Growing crops or farming sheep/cattle

• Forestry

• Cutting down trees for resources

• Tourism

• Holiday for activities e.g. hiking

• Farming

• Digging for rocks to use in construction

• Quarrying

Match the Lake District key term to its description

• Water sports, hiking, mountain biking

• Management strategies

• • + jobs, profit

  • - overcrowding, noise

• Attractions

• Fix the Fells (repair footpaths)

• Impacts of tourism

What does conflict mean?

• A serious disagreement or argument between people or groups.
• A state of harmony and agreement
• A situation where everyone is happy
• A peaceful resolution of differences