Glaciation: Sculpting the Land
Understand the processes of glacial erosion and deposition and the landforms they create.
Key Questions
- Analyze the mechanisms by which glaciers erode and transport material.
- Differentiate between erosional and depositional landforms created by glaciers.
- Evaluate the evidence of past glaciation in the Irish landscape.
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