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The scarping and gouging action of the ice created depressions in the bedrock. These depressions filled with water to form the hundreds of thousands of lakes that now dot the shield.
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Describe the effects of glaciers on the drainage of the shield?
The scarping and gouging action of the ice created depressions in the bedrock. These depressions filled with water to form the hundreds of thousands of lakes that now dot the shield.
What is glaciologist?
The scientific study of glaciers and their effect on the landscape say again
What are some differences in how two types of glaciers effect the land?
chemical and mechainial
The most common drainage pattern is?
A drainage map shows the watershed of an area, the direction and elevation that water flows from into a stream, river, or lake.
Two factors that effect the size of glaciers?
Glacier size is dependent on snowfall and temperature.
Describe the effects of glaciers on the drainage of the shield?
The scarping and gouging action of the ice created depressions in the bedrock. These depressions filled with water to form the hundreds of thousands of lakes that now dot the shield.
Describe the effects of glaciers on the following the drainage of the shield?
The scarping and gouging action of the ice created depressions in the bedrock. These depressions filled with water to form the hundreds of thousands of lakes that now dot the shield.
Does the Canadian shield have hundreds of lakes carved by glaciers?
yes, it does
What effect do glaciers have on ice shelves?
the effect is
How did glaciers effect the physical landscape of Canada?
Glaciers made basins and when the glaciers melted it left lots of lakes.
How did glaciers effect Europe's landscape?
Glaciers created steep valleys in places where there were none.
Was the Canadian Shield caused by glaciers during the ice age?
The shape of the Canadian Shield was cause by glaciers and ice sheets during the many glaciations which have occurred during the last 2.6 million years of the present ice age.
What physiographic region was most affected by glaciation--massive continental glaciers?
The Canadian shield
What area of Canada has most of its surface scrapped up by ice age glaciers?
The Canadian shield.The Canadian shield was the area of Canada that had most of its surface scrapped up by ice age glaciers. It covers half of Canada and the glaciers that scrapped the shield also made the huge holes, that are also known as the great lakes.
True or false Is the Canadian shield is a flag of Canada?
Canadian Shield is the flat rock formation that covers northern ontario. It was caused my glaciers scraping the soil away.
What are all the scientists that study glaciers?
The scientific study of glaciers and their effect on the landscape say again
What effect will rising temps have on the earth?
melting glaciers -> flooding
