Glacial deposition
What Glacial deposition means in Geography GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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When the glacier loses energy and melts, it deposits unsorted material as glacial till, forming distinct depositional landforms such as moraines across the glaciated landscape.
The process by which retreating glaciers deposited vast quantities of unsorted material called till, creating distinct lowland features such as drumlins and moraines.
The processes that produce landforms such as drumlin swarms and moraines in a glaciated upland area.
Happens when the ice melts and loses energy, so it deposits the material it has transported.
Topics that use Glacial deposition
- Glacial landscapes in the UK (AQA GCSE)
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