Geography Dictionary & Glossary for Students \\ ITS Tutorial School (ITS) - Hong Kong.
Glacial motion — is the motion of glaciers, which can be likened to rivers of ice. It has played an important role in sculpting many landscapes. Most lakes in the world occupy basins scoured out by glaciers. Glacial motion can be fast (up to 30 m/day, observed on … Wikipedia
Glacial landform — Antique postcard shows rocks scarred by glacial erosion. Yosemite Valley … Wikipedia
Glacial landforms — Many now familiar glacial landforms were created by the movement of huge sheets of ice called continental glaciers during the Pleistocene Epoch (more commonly called the Ice Age.) Erosional landformsAs the glaciers expanded, due to their… … Wikipedia
Glacial history of Minnesota — The glacial history of Minnesota is most defined since the onset of the last glacial period, which ended some 10,000 years ago. Within the last million years, most of the Midwestern United States and much of Canada were covered at one time or… … Wikipedia
movement — Synonyms and related words: Alexandrine, American, Art Nouveau, Ashcan school, BM, Barbizon, Bauhaus, Bolognese, British, Cobra, Dutch, Flemish, Fontainebleau, French, Italian, Mannerist, Milanese, Modenese, Momentum, Neapolitan, New York, Paduan … Moby Thesaurus
Glacial striation — Glacial striations or glacial grooves are scratches or gouges cut into bedrock by process of glacial abrasion. Glacial striations usually occur as multiple straight, parallel grooves representing the movement of the sediment loaded base of the… … Wikipedia
glacial — [glā′shəl; ] chiefly Brit [, glā′sē əl] adj. [L glacialis, icy, frozen < glacies, ice < IE * glag , partial redupl. of base * gel , to freeze > COLD] 1. of or like ice or glaciers 2. of or produced by a glacier or a glacial epoch or… … English World dictionary
glacial landform — ▪ geology Introduction any product of flowing ice and meltwater. Such landforms are being produced today in glaciated areas, such as Greenland, Antarctica, and many of the world s higher mountain ranges. In addition, large expansions of present… … Universalium
glacial — adjective Etymology: Latin glacialis, from glacies Date: 1656 1. suggestive of ice: as a. extremely cold ; frigid < a glacial wind > b. devoid of warmth and cordiality < a glacial handshake > c. coldly imperturbable … New Collegiate Dictionary
Glacial till plains (Ohio) — The Glacial till plains are in the Northwest of Ohio. This region is fertile and has gently rolling moraine hills created by the movement of glaciers. Glaciers created the Ohio River.till oMJIOPHF*)PNMJASPRUIFHN*ENMIKL … Wikipedia
