Continental Glaciation

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Continental Glaciation Drumlin A smooth, oval, low hill or mound of sand and gravelSteep side facing glacier – smooth end facing in direction of glacial movement Crag and Tail A hill showing a precipitous face on one side and a long gentle slope or tail on the other Hard rock
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protecting loose material, so it is not swept away by the ice Roche Moutonne small mound of hard rock w/ smooth striated (facing glacier) due to abrasion and steeper and rougher downside (due to plucking)  Esker long continuous, steep sided ridge which is the raised river bed that flows underneath a glacier created when discharges are low enough for fluvial deposition Kames ridge or mound of poorly sorted water– laid materials (glacial sands and gravels) associated with formal continental ice frontsKame Terrace a terrace formed of sand + gravel deposits by a stream of melted water between a glacier and ...

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