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Class 8b: Desert and glacial landforms
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Desert landforms Tend to be stark, barren (not much soil)
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Desert landforms Water actually matters the most
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Desert landforms
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Alluvial fans "Wineglass canyons" lead to alluvial fans
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Desert landforms Erg: sea of sand (Arabic for sand) Reg: “desert pavement” (Arabic for stone)
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Glaciers A pile of snow moving like a very slow river
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Glaciers Formed where there's always snow
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How do glaciers move? Slides on water (melting and re-freezing)
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Glacial erosion and transport
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Glacial deposition Soil and rocks left behind when glacier retreats Outwash plain: Glacial erratics:
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Continental glaciers
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Moraines (deposition features) Kettles:
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Continental glaciers
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Alpine glaciers Smaller scale processes
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