| Term | Definition |
|---|
| ARETE | RAZOR TYPE RIDGE ON EITHER SIDE OF CORRIE |
| CORRIE | BOWL SHAPED HOLLOW DEPRESSION FORMED BY EROSION |
| PYRAMIDAL PEAK | FORMED BY EROSION BACK TO BACK CORRIES egMATTERHORN |
| RIBBON LAKE | NARROW DEEP LAKE FORMED BY EROSION |
| DRUMLIN | OVAL SHAPED HUMP DEPOSITED BY GLACIER |
| BOULDER CLAY | FERTILE UNSORTED SOIL DEPOSITED BY GLACIER |
| HANGING VALLEY | often containing waterfall cascading into main valley |
| TERMINAL MORAINE | deposit marking final point of glacial advance |
| LATERAL MORAINE | deposit along side of glacier |
| OUTWASH PLAIN | large flat area of glacial deposits |
| ESKER | NARROW RIDGE FORMED BY RIVER UNDER MELTING GLACIER |
| ERRATIC | GRANITE BOULDER DEPOSITED BY GLACIER IN SANDSTONE AREA |
| U SHAPED VALLEY | MAIN VALLEY FORMED BY EROSION |
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