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Answer Key for Part I. A and B on Student Sheet

(PART I. A.) Identify the structures represented by the following symbols on the surficial map:

Glacially streamlined landforms
Glacial striation locality
Meltwater Channel
Cirque
Contact

(PART I. B.) Identify the geologic units represented by the following.

a =Stream alluvium
s =Swamp, marsh, or bog
b =Beach deposits
eb =Emerged beach deposits
e =Eolian (wind) deposits
L =Lake bottom deposits
m =Glaciomarine deposits
ge =Eskers
em =End moraines
rk =Bedrock

Last updated on October 6, 2005