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GLACIERS AND MELT WATER – FLUVIOGLACIAL ENVIRONMENTS Objectives: To understand where melt water is in the Glacial system To recognise and explain Glacial hydrographs and regimes To consider the role of melt water in shaping and changing glacial sediments Glacial meltwater streams flowing off the Kaskawulsh

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A resource to help teach/study AQA's Cold environments unit - from http://www.coolgeography.co.uk

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GLACIERS AND MELT WATER – FLUVIOGLACIAL ENVIRONMENTS

Objectives:To understand where melt water is in the Glacial systemTo recognise and explain Glacial hydrographs and regimesTo consider the role of melt water in shaping and changing glacial sediments

Glacial meltwater streams flowing off the Kaskawulsh glacier.

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HOW COULD MELT WATER MOVE WITHIN THE GLACIAL SYSTEM?

Make a copy of the diagram

Where will Moulins occur and why?

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GLACIERS AND MELTWATER – A LITTLE VIDEO

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tik28A0jZo

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GLACIERS AND MELT WATER AN EXAMPLE - GORNERGLETSCHER GLACIER

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WHAT MELT WATER EVIDENCE IS THERE ON THIS PHOTO OF THE GORNERGLETSCHER GLACIER?

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GLACIERS AND MELT WATER – DISCHARGE OF GLACIAL STREAMS

What is discharge?

Describe and explain the patterns on the graph, ensure that you do this for all 4 of the lines

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GLACIERS AND MELTWATER – RIVER REGIMES

Compare the 2 graphs above, what do they show?