ee.2 Physical processes and landscapes
Unit Contents
ee.2 Physical processes and landscapes is part of the Extreme environments geographic theme (Paper 1). The geographic inquiry for this sub-topic is: how physical processes create unique landscapes in extreme environments
Geographic inquiry: How physical processes create unique landscapes in extreme environments
- Glacial processes of erosion, transport and deposition, and landscape features in glaciated areas, including cirques/corries, lakes, pyramidal peaks/horns, arêtes, glacial troughs; lateral, medial and terminal moraine and erratics
- Periglacial processes of freeze-thaw, solifluction and frost heave, and periglacial landscape features, including permafrost, thermokarst, patterned ground and pingos
- Physical and chemical weathering in hot arid environments, and erosion, transportation and deposition by wind and water
- Hot, arid landscape features, including dunes, wadis, rock pedestals, mesas and buttes
