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Annex
Incorporate or seize territory
Civil War
Conflict within a country between organised groups
Conflict
Serious disagreement or argument
Contemporary
Modern or current
Corruption
Abuse of power for personal gain
Deep Blue Project
Context-dependent, unclear
European Union
Political and economic union of European countries
Famine
Extreme scarcity of food
Hard Power
Influence through military or economic means
Infrastructure
Basic physical and organisational structures
Maritime
Related to the sea
Maritime Domain Awareness for Trade
Monitoring maritime activities for trade
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (A North Atlantic military alliance)
Petro-Piracy
Illegal theft of petroleum
Piracy
Robbery or violence at sea
Proxy War
Conflict fought by third parties
Ransom
Payment for release of a captive
Sanctions
Measures to pressure a change in behaviour from a specific country
Soft Power
Influence through diplomacy and culture
United Nations
International peacekeeping organisation
Visa
Official permit for entry into a country
Water Security
Reliable availability of water
Weak States
Countries lacking governance capacity
Ice Sheet
Large mass of glacial ice covering land
Invasive Species
Non-native species that disrupt ecosystems
Ocean Acidification
Increase in acidity of the ocean due to absorption of carbon dioxide
Pack Ice
Floating mass of sea ice
Abuse
Improper or harmful treatment
Crime
Illegal activity
Temporal
Related to time or timing
Neglect
Failure to provide proper care or attention
Open Source Data
Data available to the public for free
Poverty
State of being extremely poor
Self-esteem
Confidence in one's own worth or abilities
Spatial
Related to space or physical location
GIS
Geographic Information System, used to create / analyse maps
Alpine Glacier
Glacier formed in mountainous regions
Arête
Narrow ridge between two glacial valleys
Continental Ice Sheet
Massive ice sheet covering a large area of landmass
Corrie
Bowl-shaped depression carved by glacier
Crevasse
Deep crack or fissure in glacier ice
Drumlin
Smooth, elongated hill formed by glacial deposition
Erratics
Large rocks transported and deposited by glaciers
Glacial
Relating to or caused by glaciers
Glacial Tilt
Unsorted sediment deposited by melting glacier
Glacier
Large mass of ice flowing slowly over land
Glaciologist
Scientist who studies glaciers and glacial phenomena
Hanging Valley
Tributary valley higher than the main glacier valley
Ice Age
Period of geological time characterised by ice sheets
Interlocking Spurs
Ridge extending into a U-shaped valley
Krill
Small crustaceans, important food source in Antarctic ecosystems
Latitude
Angular distance north or south of the equator
Oil
Fossil fuel extracted from beneath the Earth's surface
Pollution
Introduction of harmful contaminants into the environment
Interglacial
Period between ice ages when temperatures are warmer
Lateral Moraine
Ridge of glacial debris along the sides of a glacier
Medial Moraine
Ridge of glacial debris formed when two glaciers merge
Meltwater
Water produced by melting ice
Moraine
Accumulation of glacial debris deposited by a glacier
Outwash Plains
Flat area of sediment deposited by meltwater streams
Plucking
Erosion process where glacier removes rock fragments
Pyramidal Peak
Glacially carved peak with steep sides
Snout
Front end of a glacier where ice meets warmer air
Striations
Scratches or grooves on rock surfaces caused by glaciers
Tarn
Small mountain lake formed in a cirque
Terminal Moraine
Ridge of debris deposited at the furthest extent of a glacier's advance
Tourism
Industry related to travel for leisure or recreation
Truncated Spurs
Cliff-like ridges formed by glacial erosion
U-Shaped Valley
Valley with a characteristic U-shaped cross-section
V-Shaped Valley
Valley with a characteristic V-shaped cross-section
Zone of Ablation
Area of glacier where ice is lost through melting and sublimation
Zone of Accumulation
Area of glacier where snowfall exceeds melting
Adaptations
Traits or behaviours developed to survive in a particular environment
Altitude
Height above sea level
Climate Change
Long-term alteration of temperature and weather patterns
Climate Graph
Graphical representation of climate data
Ice Core
Cylindrical sample of ice drilled from a glacier
Longitude
Angular distance east or west of the prime meridian
Minerals
Naturally occurring inorganic substances with economic value
Overfishing
Harvesting fish at a rate faster than they can reproduce
Continental Drift
Movement of continents over geological time
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