Glaciation

  1. Introduction

Glaciation

Ice ages

Ice sheet

Valley glacier

Glacial erosion

Abrasion

Plucking

Pulling rock

Freeze

Friction

Meltwater

Rocks

  1. Transportation and Depositon

Moraines

Lateral

Medial

Ground

Terminal

Sidea

Base of glacier

2 glaciers meet

In front of glacier

  1. Landforms of erosion

Glacial deposition

Meltwater deposition

Cirque and arête

U shaped valley

Lake

Corries

Hanging valley

Louth bray co Wicklow

Valley glacier

Pyramidal peak

Truncated spurs

Ribbon lake

Paternoster lake

Glendalough

  1. Landforms of Deposition

Drumlin

Boulder clay

Swarms

Basket of eggs

Drumlin belt, Co Down to Co Mayo

Eskers

Meltwater

Tunnels

Retreats

Esker Riada, Tullamore, Co Offaly

  1. Human Interaction with Glaciated Landscapes

Why?

Building

Tourism

Farming

Case Study: Glendalough

Walk

Scenery

Climb

Picnics

Positive Impacts

Jobs

Visitor's experience

Tour Guides

Negative Impacts

Overcrowding

Traffic jams

Safety

  1. Sustainability

Wicklow Mountain National Park

Permits

Biodiversity

Wildlife

Litter