Purpose

1. To apply a basic understanding of glacial process, and analytical tools for landform identification.
   

Learning Outcomes

1. At the conclusion of the exercise you should be able to:
   

1. •Identify typical alpine and continental glacial landforms from aerial photographs and topographic maps.
   

2. •Explain the origin of typical of glacial landforms.
   

Instructions

1. •Start the Google Earth application.
   

2. •Uncheck any layers like “Borders and Labels”, “Photos”, etc. in the “Layers” panel.
   

3. •Load the Glacial Landforms Exercise kmz file into Google Earth by clicking here. 
   

4. •Once loaded you should see a file called "Glacial Landforms Exercise.kmz" under "Temporary Places" in the "Places" panel.
   

5. •Click on the arrow beside the file name to reveal the folders for Rainier (used for Part 1) and Ayer (used for Part 2). Click the arrow beside these folders to reveal their placemarks and paths.
   

6. •Download the assignment submission form in the format of your choosing:
   

1. •Microsoft Office: Word  
   

2. •iWork: Pages