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Several Ice AgesLast one endedabout 14 000 years agoUpland glaciationnorth and west ofTees-Exe Line
Upland areascoldLowertemperaturesNo snow meltSnow builds upover many yearsCompactsSnow-Firn-IceIce is “plastic”It flows ..slowly
Location of areas of upland glaciation in theBritish IslesA
-Cairngorms
B
North-West Highlands (includes Fort William;the Nevis Range)
C
Loch Lomond and The Trossachs
D
Cumbria (Lake District)
E
Snowdonia
X
Rannoch Moor (major source of ice)Glaciation affected most of the British Isles. Evidence for uplandglaciation is still seen in the mountainous areas, such as theHighlands, Trossachs and Lake District.Slowly moving ice “flowed” through the landscape, greatly alteringit.
Plot and Learn the locations of areas A to E on the map.
 Tees-Exe
Upland BritainLowlandBritain
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