DP Geography Questionbank
Periglacial environment
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Explain permafrost, patterned ground, solifluction, thermokarst, pingos.Directly related questions
- 17M.2.bp.6b.i: Outline how the seasonal changes taking place in the active layer differ between 50°N and 60°N.
- 17M.2.bp.6a: Describe how the characteristics of permafrost vary with latitude.
- 17M.2.bp.6b.ii: Explain two ways in which the active layer creates challenges for settlement and/or...
- 16N.2.bp.5b: Explain the characteristics and formation in periglacial environments of: (i) patterned...
- 11M.2.bp.5a: Name and describe two landforms shown on the photograph.
- 11M.2.bp.5bi: Explain the process of solifluction.
- 11M.2.bp.5bii: Explain the formation of pingos.
- 12N.2.bp.6ai: Define the term freeze-thaw.
- 12N.2.bp.6aii: Describe the seasonal variations in the number of freeze-thaw days.
- 12N.2.bp.6b: Explain the importance of freeze-thaw cycles and solifluction processes for the development of...
