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Glacial Geography Terms

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Geography
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KG
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Hard
JONATHAN HENDERSON
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1.
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Periods during which glaciers are advancing or at their maximum extent.
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Crevasses
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Deep open cracks in a glacier or ice sheet.
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Glacial Weathering
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The process of breaking down rocks and minerals by glaciers.
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Moraine
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Accumulation of glacial debris (till) formed by a glacier.
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Cirque
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A bowl-shaped, steep-walled mountain basin carved by glaciation.
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Arete
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A sharp mountain ridge formed by glacial erosion.
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Till
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Unsorted glacial sediment deposited directly by a glacier.
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