Glaciated upland landscapesU-shaped valleys and their features
Corries, pyramidal peaks and u-shaped valleys form due to glaciation. Glaciated uplands are used for different land uses which can lead to conflict; strategies must be adopted to deal with these.
Glaciers erode U-shaped valleys with a flat floor and steep sides. The glacier uses the processes of plucking and abrasion to widen, steepen, deepen and smooth V-shaped river valleys into a 'U' shape.
The interlocking spurHill that a river meanders around in a V-shaped valley. When viewed from downstream, these spurs appear to be locked together. in the narrow V-shaped river valley are cut-off by the ice, creating truncated spurA rounded area of land at the edge of a U-shaped valley.. After glaciationThe build up of ice on the land during colder periods in time., a misfit stream/river or ribbon lakeA long narrow lake found in a glacial trough. can sometimes occupy the floor of the U-shaped valley.