To identify the main erosional landforms produced by glaciation
To explain the formation of the main erosional features produced by glaciation
Objectives
The student should learn about:
(a) Corries;
(b) U shaped valleys;
(c) Hanging valleys;
(d) Aretes and Pyramidal Peaks
(e) Ribbon lakes
(f) Striations, Roche Moutonnee and Crag and Tail
Outcomes
The student should have knowledge and understanding of:
(a) How and why erosional features acquire their characteristic shapes;
(b) The processes that create different features;
(c) The use of landforms to provide evidence of past glaciation;
(d) The ways in which man uses erosional glaciated landscapes.
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