Powerful processes of glacial erosion modify previous drainage patterns to influence present day scenery,
farming and land use.
Glaciers are
- big
- deep
- heavy
- cold
- rigid (though able to flow)
- able to fill the whole valley
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When compared with rivers, the sea and the wind as agents of erosion, glaciers are very different:
Glaciers need
Tools of erosion need
- to get to the rock-ice boundary
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The rock-ice boundary will
The tools of erosion will also be
These processes give rise to characteristic landforms:
Geopix Study Topic "Glacial Erosion"
- gives a full image of each of these, and other, examples;
- describes the features of the main glacial landforms;
- explains how each landform is related to glacial processes;
- suggests how to answer exam questions on this topic.
The Study Guide contains the following pages:
'Glacial Erosion' is part of the Glaciation Guide CD.
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