Name four ways wastage occurs in glaciers. Where on the glacier do each of these processes occur?


1. Evaporation - zone of wastage
2. Sublimation - Zone of wastage
3. Calving - Zone of wastage, specifically at the terminus
4. Melting - underneath the glacier

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will happen to the forest stand in the BWCAW as a result of this disturbance. What will be an ideal response?

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a. the Laramide orogeny. d. the Sevier orogeny. b. the Basin and Range deformation. e. the Antler orogeny. c. the Nevadan orogeny.

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