GEOG 1113: Landform Geography
Spring 2012
Exam 3 Study Guide
I. Be familiar with the following terms:
1. glacier
2. firn
3. zone of accumulation
4. zone of ablation
5. equilibrium line
6. crevasses
7. basal slip
8. glacial surge
9. tidewater glacier
10. alpine (or mountain) glaciers
11. continental glaciers
12. glacial abrasion
13. glacial plucking
14. cirque
15. tarn
16. glacial trough
17. lateral moraine
18. terminal moraine
19. recessional moraine
20. medial moraine
21. kame
22. esker
23. kettle lake
24. periglacial processes
25. permafrost
26. active layer
27. talik
28. pingo
29. glacial period
30. interglacial period
31. Laurentide ice sheet
32. Milankovitch Theory (Cycle)
33. ocean
34. sea
35. gulf
36. bay
37. Salinity
38. brine
39. brackish
40. eustatic change
41. isostatic change
42. fjord
43. ria
44. waves
45. surf
46. tsunami
47. littoral process
48. longshore current
49. longshore drift
50. beach drift
51. sea arch
52. sea stack
53. wave-cut platform (terrace)
54. depositional coastline
55. beach
56. spit
57. tombolo
58. baymouth bar
59. barrier island
60. coral reef
61. sea wall
62. revetment
63. beach nourishment
64. jetty
65. BPA
66. North Pacific Gyre
67. rainshadow
68. arroyo
69. plateau
70. butte
71. mesa
72. pinnacle
73. playa
74. eolian
75. ventifacts
76. yardangs
77. desert pavement
78. Dust Bowl
79. Saharan Dust Events
80. loess
81. desertification
82. Sahel
II. Be able to answer the following questions:
1. Describe how a glacier is formed. How can glacial ice be divided into years?
2. Explain how glacier move
3. Why are glaciers in the Pacific Northwest growing?
4. Name and describe the 2 types of glacial drift
5. Why would people living on permafrost have to built their homes on stilts?
6. How are oxygen isotopes used to reconstruct glaciations?
7. What are the 5 causes of glaciation?
8. Name and describe the 3 parts of the Milankovitch Cycle.
9. Name the 5 oceans
10. Explain how the tides work
11. What cause the 2011 Japanese earthquake?
12. What is the purpose of a barrier island?
13. Name and describe the 3 types of coral reefs
14. Describe the fate of debris washed off of Japan during last year’s tsunami
15. All questions from movie sheets
16. Name the 3 factors that influence arid climates
17. Why are wind-based processes important in deserts?
18. Name and describe the 2 types of wind erosion
III. Diagram
1. Illustrate a beach cross section. Include the following terms in your diagram: dunes, beach
ridge, offshore ridge, backshore, foreshore, offshore
2. Illustrate depositional landforms. Include the following terms in your diagram: lagoon, bay,
spit, Barrier Island, tombolo, baymouth bar