Question

Suppose that you are on an expedition to study mountains in a polar climate. On one of the slopes, you find a large deposit of sediment. How was the sediment likely produced?
Answer in 2 to 3 complete sentences. geography

Answer 1

These sediments were more likely to be formed as a result of depositional activites of the periglacial process.

Explanation:

The mountain in the polar region is affected by the erosional as well as depositional activities of the periglacial process. The movement of ice in the form of glaciers is the main cause of all activities in the periglacial (polar) regions.

Glaciers move on the surface and carry with themselves huge assortments of sediments. During this process, they create several erosional as well as depositional landforms too. Some of such landforms created due to the glacial actions are Cirques, Horns, Fjords etc.