Geology Reference
In-Depth Information
Stanford, S. D., Ashley, G. M., Russell, E. W. B., Brenner, G. J. (2002). Rates and patterns of
late-Cenozoic denudation in the northernmost Atlantic coastal plain and piedmont.
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DISCUSSION TOPICS
1. Distinguish between periglacial, proglacial, and paraglacial environments.
2. What are the main landscape elements of (a) the Beaufort Plain and (b) the Barn
Mountains?
3. What is the role played by lithology in (a) infl uencing frost-action processes and (b)
preserving relict periglacial landscapes?
4. In what ways does the landscape of the Barn Mountains differ from that of a hot arid
region?
