Boulder clay deposits can interfere with drainage creating a marshy landscape
Some outwash plains contain infertile sands which give rise to extensive areas of waste land as far as agriculture is concerned.
Extensive areas of land are sometimes turned into numerous lakes by morainic deposits. Such lakes reduce the amount of land available for development
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Give five ways in which glacial features are of significant use.
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Give five ways in which glacial features are of significant use.
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Describe the formation of an outwash plain
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Describe the formation of an outwash plain
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(a) Describe the formation of kames
(b) Describe the formation of eskers
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(a) Describe the formation of kames
(b) Describe the formation of eskers
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(a) Describe the following glacial features
Boulder train
Terminal moraine
Drumlins
(b) Give an example of a boulder train
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(a) Describe the following glacial features
Boulder train
Terminal moraine
Drumlins
(b) Give an example of a boulder train
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March 14, 2018
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(a) What is till
(b) Describe the two types of till
(c) Describe the features that are formed as a result of till
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(a) What is till
(b) Describe the two types of till
(c) Describe the features that are formed as a result of till
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Name any three resultant features of glaciation in lowland areas
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Name any three resultant features of glaciation in lowland areas
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Describe the formation of a rock basin
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Describe the formation of a rock basin
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Give an example of a waterfall formed as a result of a hanging valley.
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Give an example of a waterfall formed as a result of a hanging valley.
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(a) Describe how ribbon lakes are formed on highlands affected by glaciation
(b) Name any two examples of ribbon lakes
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(a) Describe how ribbon lakes are formed on highlands affected by glaciation
(b) Name any two examples of ribbon lakes
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(a) How many glaciers are on Mount Kenya
(b) Name any two of them
(c) Name any three erosional features found on Mount Kenya
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(a) How many glaciers are on Mount Kenya
(b) Name any two of them
(c) Name any three erosional features found on Mount Kenya
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Describe the feature Roche moutonnee
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Describe the feature Roche moutonnee
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Give any three examples of pyramidal peaks on Mount Kenya
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Give any three examples of pyramidal peaks on Mount Kenya
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Describe the formation of hanging valleys and U-shaped valleys.
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Describe the formation of hanging valleys and U-shaped valleys.
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(a) Describe the formation of pyramidal peaks and aretes
(b) Give any two examples of pyramidal peaks on Mount Ruwenzori
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(a) Describe the formation of pyramidal peaks and aretes
(b) Give any two examples of pyramidal peaks on Mount Ruwenzori
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(a) Describe the formation of a cirque
(b) Describe the formation of a tarn
(c) Give two examples of tarns in Kenya
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(a) Describe the formation of a cirque
(b) Describe the formation of a tarn
(c) Give two examples of tarns in Kenya
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Name any three resultant features of glaciation in highlands.
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Name any three resultant features of glaciation in highlands.
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Show the contrast between river deposition and glacial deposition
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Show the contrast between river deposition and glacial deposition
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Describe the factors necessary for glacial deposition to take place
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Describe the factors necessary for glacial deposition to take place
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(a) What is moraine
(b) What makes up moraine
(c) Describe the types of moraine
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(a) What is moraine
(b) What makes up moraine
(c) Describe the types of moraine
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Describe the factors influencing glacial erosion
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Describe the factors influencing glacial erosion
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