TTO 1 - 4.1+4.2

• Aardrijkskunde
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Glaciers

Why could people walk from France to the UK during the ice ages?

1. People could walk over the ice
2. All the water from the sea was in the glaciers
3. All the water from the sea disappeared
4. It didn't rain during the ice ages

What did the Netherlands look like during the ice ages?

The Netherlands during the coldest ice age

Parts of The Netherlands had a tundra landscape

Parts of The Netherlands were like a polar desert

'Your turns'. Now it's your turn to do something! 

Write down your answers is your notebook. 

Glossary

Ice, and where to find it!

Goals:

- You can tell where we can find glaciers.

- You can tell the difference between an: mountain glacier, ice sheet, ice shelf and an iceberg

- You can explain why humans were able to walk to the British Isles during cold times! 

Location of glaciers

Where can we find glaciers?

1. At a high latitude and a high altitude
2. At a high latitude and a low altitude
3. At a low latitude and a low altitude
4. At a low latitude and a high altitude

Where is this?

On the sides there are glaciers. 

What is it in the middle?

Big sheet of ice = ice sheet

Not flowing

Ice sheet = on land

Ice shelf = on sea but connected to land

Iceberg

connected to the land

above the sea

broken from the shelf

Ice sheet

Ice shelf

Mountain glacier

Iceberg

What are you going to do next?

- Assignments (1 until 4). 

First: 5 minutes quiet time!

Then: you can ask questions, and discuss quietly with your neighbour.