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Cold Environments Unit - Key terms

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A list of the key terms for glacial processes and landforms necessary for AS geography.

Note by alicenoel, updated more than 1 year ago

	Created by alicenoel over 9 years ago

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Key terms to know:A:AbrasionAlpAltitudeArêteAttritionB:BergschrundC:CirqueCompressional flowCrevasseE:Extensional flowF:Finger lakesFirn/néve Freeze-thawG:Glacial budgetH:Hanging valleyHoloceneI:Ice capsJ:JointsL:LatitudeN:Niche:NunatacksO:OrientationP:Parabolic troughsPeriglacialPiedmont glacierPleistocenePluckingPolar glaciersPyramidal peaksR:RejuvenationRock flourS:SedimentSéracSnow fieldStriationsT:Temperate glaciersTruncated spurV:'V' shaped valley

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