Glacial Systems and Landforms

A Virtual Interactive Experience

By (author) Ryan C. Bell

Publication date:

01 August 2013

Publisher

Anthem Press

Dimensions:

229x153mm
6x9"

ISBN-13: 9780857280619

This interactive guide serves to make glacial systems and landforms more accessible, as students use Google Earth and other satellite imagery to understand the patterns and processes found within glacial environments. Guided inquiry activities range from calculating the Mendenhall Glacier’s rate of melting to identifying erosional landforms in the Swiss Alps. In this way, the guide offers a virtual interactive experience in which students can visit and explore glacial systems and landforms in 3D. Through studying these images the student will not only start to recognize the forms commonly found within glacial landscapes, but also develop skills in map analysis and interpretation.

Acknowledgments; List of Figures; How to Use This Book: A Note to the Student and Teacher; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: What is a Glacier?; Chapter 3: Types and Locations of Glaciers; Chapter 4: How Do Glaciers Move?; Chapter 5: Ice Structures; Chapter 6: Glacial Erosion; Chapter 7: Landforms of Glacial Erosion; Chapter 8: Glacial Deposition; Chapter 9: Landforms of Glacial Deposition; Chapter 10: Ice Ages and Interglacial Periods; Chapter 11: Periglacial Environments; Chapter 12: Glaciers and Global Warming; Chapter 13: Final Project; Bibliography; Index

“This is an invaluable teaching tool about glaciers, landforms and climate history. It concisely and clearly explains complex material; its chapter reviews highlight critical points; and its Google Earth exercises facilitate excellent experiential learning. I will use this book to prepare my students for their study abroad experience in Antarctica!” —Dr James Spiller, Associate Professor of History, The College at Brockport, State University of New York