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or ice sheet through mountainous terrain to the sea. Where they
encounter the ocean, some outlet glaciers spread out as floating ice
shelves. Often large numbers of icebergs are produced.
Piedmont glaciers occupy broad lowlands at the bases of
steep mountains and form when one or more valley glaciers
emerge from the confining walls of mountain valleys. Here the
advancing ice spreads out to form a broad sheet. The size of
individual piedmont glaciers varies greatly.

Task 3. Answer the following questions in written form.
0. What is a glacier?
0. What functions does a glacier perform in the rock cycle?
0. What do you know about valley glaciers or alpine glaciers?
Characterize them.
0. What is the difference between valley glaciers and ice
sheets? Where are present ice sheets located?
0. Where are ice shelves located? Describe them.
0. Characterize outlet glaciers. Are they large enough?

Task 4. Find English equivalents for the following (see
the text).
Густа маса льоду; нерухомий; відкладати осад (осадові
породи); бути розташованим у віддалених районах; зайнятий
річками; центр накопичення снігу; у набагато більших
масштабах; океан, який розташований поруч (прилеглий,
сусідній); (по)ховати основний ландшафт; траплятися в
багатьох місцях; широкі низовини; гірські долини.

Task 5. Build up the annotation to the text.

Варіант 4
DESERTS AND WIND

Task 1. Read the following words:

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