Geog 1113 Lab 07 Questions and Answers Updated.

What are some uses of freshwater from glaciers? - Answer All of the above What is the semi-circular feature at the far left of the infra-red satellite image? - Answer Terminal moraine Do colder temperatures result in higher or lower concentrations of light oxygen (16 O) in Greenland and Antarctica? - Answer higher What happened to the Peterman Glacier on Aug 5, 2010? - Answer A large mass of the glacier broke off the main glacier What was the peak discharge on August 14, 2002? - Answer 1.9 million cfs How many people in Location A rely on glaciers for water? - Answer 6 million (6,000,000) How many people in Location B rely on glaciers for water? - Answer 28.5 million (28,500,000) How many people Location C rely on glaciers for water? - Answer 4.5 million (4,500,000) Where do we find the deep fissures in the glacier known as crevasses- in the zone of accumulation or the zone of ablation? - Answer Ablation zone The ridgeline (A-B) is what type of glacial feature? - Answer Arete What glacial feature (there are nearly 20 of them) is found on both sides of the ridgeline between A and B? - Answer cirque What type of lake is this? - Answer Tarn What type of lakes (A-D) are these? - Answer Paternoster What type of moraine is Feature D? - Answer lateral