DP Geography Questionbank
Periglacial environment
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Explain permafrost, patterned ground, solifluction, thermokarst, pingos.Directly related questions
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16N.2.bp.5b:
Explain the characteristics and formation in periglacial environments of:
(i) patterned ground;
(ii) thermokarst.
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17M.2.bp.6a:
Describe how the characteristics of permafrost vary with latitude.
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17M.2.bp.6b.ii:
Explain two ways in which the active layer creates challenges for settlement and/or communications in a permafrost area.
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17M.2.bp.6b.i:
Outline how the seasonal changes taking place in the active layer differ between 50°N and 60°N.
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18N.2.bp.6a.ii:
Describe two characteristics of permafrost.
