Types of questions

• Flows of material?8 marker


  • Source
  • Transportation ( where in the glacier )
  • Deposition
  • ( modification )
• Flows of energy?8 marker


  • Kinetic energy - movement
  • Thermal energy - solar radiation
  • GPE - gravity
• Geomorphic processes: land-changing? 8 marker


  • Plucking
  • Abrasion
  • ( Freeze thaw weathering )
• Climate change?8 marker 


  • During glaciation
  • De-glaciation
  • Post-glaciation ( once the glacier has gone )
• Physical factors


  Case studies: Lake District ( valley glacier ) and Minnesota ( ice sheet )

  • Climate - global impact
  • Geology - regional impact
  • Aspect/relief - local impact
• Human factors


  Case studies: Grand Dixence ( glaciated ) and Alaska ( periglacial )
• Short term changes


  More localised impacts > Grand Dixence
• Long term changes 


  Typically at a larger scale > Lake District and Minnesota