APPLICATIONS & INVESTIGATIONS EARTH SC
APPLICATIONS & INVESTIGATIONS EARTH SC
14th Edition
ISBN: 9781269704052
Author: Tarbuck
Publisher: Pearson Custom Publishing
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Chapter 5.5, Problem 8A
Summary Introduction

To describe:

The way by which features labeled B on the map can be used to determine the direction of ice flow in a glaciated area.

Introduction:

The word glacier is derived from “glace,” in French the meaning of glace is ice. A huge mass of the ice makes a glacier which moves over land at a very slow rate. Sometimes these are also known as rivers of ice.

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APPLICATIONS & INVESTIGATIONS EARTH SC

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