After reading Chapter 19, you should be able to:
- Describe the influence of glaciers on the landscape.
- Analyze the impact of the Pleistocene Epoch, the last period of extensive glaciation, on the Earth's topography.
- Describe glacier formation and movement, and explain the erosional and depositional actions of glaciers.
- Distinguish between continental and alpine glaciers and identify landforms created by each.
- Explain the indirect effects glaciers had on Earth and relate the effects to landform creation.
