Video Assignment
Glaciers

Earth Revealed series (Annenberg/CPB)

"Many of the world’s most beautiful landscapes were made by glaciers. This program shows how, explaining glacial formation, structure, movement, and methods of gouging and accumulating earth. The program provides images of glaciers and glacial landforms such as moraines, and discusses how study of glaciers may help us understand ice ages and the greenhouse effect." Earth Revealed "Glaciers" program description.

By the conclusion of this video you will be able to:

  • Describe the various explanations for the onset of ice ages.
  • Describe how moraines are formed.
  • Explain how glacier ice forms.
  • Describe how glaciers flow.
  • Explain how glaciers erode the surface
  • Describe landforms created by continental glaciers.
  • Describe landforms created by alpine glaciers.
  • Describe how ice cores are used to decipher climate change.

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For Citation: Ritter, Michael E. The Physical Environment: an Introduction to Physical Geography.
2006. Date visited.  http://www.uwsp.edu/geo/faculty/ritter/geog101/textbook/title_page.html

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