GEOG 2051 : Geog 2051 Final Study Guide Wahhh
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The final exam will be composed of two sections: Section 2: cumulative portion covering material studied prior to test 2, includes only material related to the terms/concepts identified below. Cryosphere the portion of the hydrosphere and groundwater that is perennially frozen, generally at high altitudes and elevations climate system (global energy balance, historical global temperatures, pleistocene, Holocene, glacial, interglacial, medieval warming, little ice age; milankovitch cycles) Alpine landforms (glaciers) - glaciers in a mountain range. U-shaped valley result of glaciers; erosive capability depends on amount of ice (size of glacier). Terminal marks the farthest position reached by a glacier; technically there should only be one terminal (absolute furthest point) Recessional ridges that show when a glacier has stopped for a while. lateral means side . Medial 2 glaciers merge and the track shows; creates a ridge called a medial moraine. Till - stratified drift - outwash plain - till plain -
