Glacially affected areas

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Link these descriptions to the following morphological units typical for glacially affected areas:

Morphological units:
glacial tongue basin, Esker, Ground Moraine

Description: phreatic aquifer, usually aquitard, systems of aquifers and aquitards (multiple aquifer system).

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Which ones of the following morphological units in glacially affected areas are phreatic aquifers?
  1. Glacial tongue basin
  2. Ice pushed ridge
  3. Sandr or Sandur
  4. Refilled erosion gully
  5. Esker
  6. Kame terrace
  7. Ground moraine

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Apply the following morphological units to your current residence: what is the Utrechtse Heuvelrug, Ede, etc? Use at least 3 and indicate the direction of flow

  1. Glacial tongue basin
  2. Ice pushed ridge
  3. Sandr or Sandur
  4. Refilled erosion gully
  5. Esker
  6. Kame terrace
  7. Ground moraine

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What is the effect of an ice-pushed ridge on the GW abstraction?

It causes drawdown

What is the difference between these two glacial deposits: till and moraine?

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