Question 1
Valley or alpine glaciers are normally found in ________.
◦ mountain summits
◦ flat areas of continents
◦ places that were not glaciated during the last ice age
◦ former stream beds
Question 2
The picture below is a view of earth from the North Pole (above) and one from the South Pole (below). It shows ice sheets covering Greenland and Antarctica. Why are ice sheets primarily found in these regions?
◦ When the ice age ended, the ice did not melt back so much as migrated to these locations on ocean currents.
◦ These are places that have not yet been developed. In other locations, the ice has been cleared.
◦ They are the coldest regions of the globe.
◦ They have numerous mountains, and the alpine glaciers coalesce.
Adult male tortoise, South Africa
Male South American Knob-billed Duck (S. m. sylvicola)
Possible Earth 5 billion years from now
Development of the Eyes and Ears: External View - 28 days Embryo