Landforms created by Glaciers

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Landforms created by Glaciers
CW
6th March 2006

• Lesson Aims
• To understand how glaciers shape the land
• To draw and explain 5 landforms created by
  glaciers.

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Homework

• Research and write / draw about
• Freeze thaw
• Abrasion by glaciers
• Plucking by Glaciers

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Landforms created by Glaciers

• The next few slides show 5 glacial landforms
• They contain OS map examples of their shape as
  well as photos to help you understand how they
  were formed

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Cirques / Corries / Cwm / Tarns
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Cirques / Corries / Cwm / Tarns
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Aretes
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Pyramidal Peak
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U Shaped Valley
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Hanging Valley
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So what are features B, C and E ?
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Task

• You have got to complete task 10 from the blue
  Lake District booklet
• This includes a labelled diagram and explanation
  for each of the 5 glacial features
• Some pictures to help you can be found in the
  green Lake District booklet, and some information
  can be found in various texts available to you

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Extension exercise

• Complete the review from the blue Lake District
  booklet

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Homework

• You need to bring to next lesson some researched
  material on Lake Windermere (you will be doing a
  planning exercise on this area-trying to improve
  it)
• Some things you might want to find out include
  what activities you can do there

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Conclusion

• 3 things Ive learnt today