Test 5 Glacial Environments & distribution
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- Q1Within an Ice age, periods of very cold climate are calledInterglacier periodsInterglacial periodsGlacier periodsGlacial periods30s
- Q2How many years ago was the Sahara Desert in an Ice Age?4,500 million years ago4.5 million years ago450 million years ago45 million years ago30s
- Q3The last Ice Age was known as...The Quaternary glaciationThe Ordovician GlaciationThe Holocene GlaciationThe Pre-Cambrian glaciation30s
- Q4The maximum extent of the most recent Glaciation was...18,000 years ago8,000 years ago15,000 years ago10, 000 years ago30s
- Q5The last main Glacial period lasted from about...3 million years ago to 10,000 years ago2 million years ago to 18,000 ago2 million years ago to about 10,000 years ago3 million years ago to 18,000 years ago30s
- Q6We are still in an Ice age?TrueFalse30s
- Q7Approximately how much of the Earth's surface is currently with Ice?10%30%20%15%30s
- Q8Within an Ice age periods of warmer climate are calledGlacier periodsInterglacier periodsGlacial periodsInterglacial periods30s
- Q9Constrained valley glaciers and cirque glaciers are currently found inThe European AlpsGreenlandIcelandAntarctica30s
- Q10Dry high-latitude areas not permanently covered in ice are:Alpine regionsPeriglacial regionsSemi-Glacial regionsGlacial regions30s
- Q11Unconstrained ice sheets are currently found inEuropean AlpsIcelandAntarcticaNorth America30s
- Q12Glaciers at temperature close to pressure melting point areCold-basedPolarTemperate glaciers30s
- Q13Ice caps and outlet glaciers are currently found inAntarcticaIcelandNorth WalesEuropean Alps30s
- Q14An example of a landscapes shaped by former topographically constrained valley glaciers and cirque glaciers isAntarcticaNorth American Laurentian shieldNorth WalesGreenland30s
- Q15An example of a landscapes shaped by a former continental scale ice sheet isAntarcticaLake DistrictNorth American Laurentian shieldNorth Wales30s