Why is the velocity of valley glaciers slower along valley walls than in the center of the glacier? What will be an ideal response?
Because there is more friction where the ice is in contact with the rocks.
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A. 1, southern Alaska B. 2, continental platform of west-central Canada C. 3, continental shield of eastern Canada D. 4, coastal plain along the Gulf Coast of the U.S.
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A) dissolved the colonial status of the United States B) dissolved the colonial status of Canada C) dissolved the French claims to the Louisiana Purchase D) abolished slavery in Canada E) created a nationwide immigration quota system in the United States