There have been many ice ages over the four billion year history of the Earth, b

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There have been many ice ages over the four billion year history of the Earth, but most people tend to think of the most recent one whenever the subject arises.

Submit the answers to the questions and the sheet with the three annotated images.

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In this assignment we will look at some of the glacial features resulting from the last glaciation. Follow the link to the "A Virtual Field Trip of the Landscapes of Nova Scotia" page at the Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources. (http://novascotia.ca/natr/mebeldtrip/start.asp) Scroll down until you see the following image of Nova Scotia. You will see three “Vista of the month" locations. Click on the large red dot that the arrow points to and it will take you to a page showing some different features of the Nova Scotia landscape that formed as a result of the last glaciation. or you can scroll farther and see the links for the vistas] Gulf of St. Lawrence Sydney Ista of the menth (3 ista of the month (1) Vista of the month (2 Answer the following questions which are based upon the information in these pages Halifax Atlantic Ocean You will be required to print the last page of the assignment and annotate the images as instructed in some of the questions. Then you will submit this page along with your answers

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3. 4 kilometers

4. Elevation before 20000 yrs + 4 km

1. Nova Scotia

2. repeated advances and retreats of ice. During cool periods the ice sheets grow and advance.
Water is cycled into ice causing a drop in sea level. The growing glacier advances to the edge of the continental shelf. Eventually the ice begins to melt and the glacier starts to retreat.

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