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How could the glacial period and the interglacial period effect the early humans?
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Yes. Notably as the ice melted, the sea level rose, and habitation had to move further inland. Other effects such as grazing range of animals, and the climate change itself, changing the vegetation.
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Why does sea level rise and fall during interglacial and glacial periods?
During a glacial period (ice-age), a lot of water is held as ice, so lowering the sea level. When the ice melts during an interglacial period, the released water raises the sea level.
Is the climate currently considered to be in an ice age?
Technically, yes. Ice ages are not continuous periods of cold, but rather have cycles of colder glacial periods and warmer interglacial periods. We are currently in an interglacial period.
The current interglacial period is known as?
Holocene
What is the difference about glaciation and an interglacial period?
Glaciations are the times during which glaciers grew and covered large parts of continents. An interglacial period is a geological time between glaciations.
What The time period between ice ages is called?
interglacial
What does interglacial mean?
Adjective:Of or relating to a period of milder climate between two glacial periods. Noun:An interglacial period.
Why does sea level rise and fall during interglacial and glacial periods?
During a glacial period (ice-age), a lot of water is held as ice, so lowering the sea level. When the ice melts during an interglacial period, the released water raises the sea level.
Is the climate currently considered to be in an ice age?
Technically, yes. Ice ages are not continuous periods of cold, but rather have cycles of colder glacial periods and warmer interglacial periods. We are currently in an interglacial period.
Are you in the Quaternary Period?
Yes. We currently live in an "interglacial period" of the Quaternary Ice Age. Some people confuse "ice age" with a "glacial period" within an ice age.
Was there an ice age 120 thousand years ago?
The Earth was in an interglacial period of warming called the Sangamon Interglacial at this time period. The Illinois glaciation preceded it, and the Wisconsin episode of glaciation followed it. We are currently in an interglacial period known as the Holocene.
The current interglacial period is known as?
Holocene
Which period of an ice age are you in currently?
We are currently in an interglacial period within the ice age which started about 2.6 million years ago.
What is the time period between ice age?
interglacial
What is the difference about glaciation and an interglacial period?
Glaciations are the times during which glaciers grew and covered large parts of continents. An interglacial period is a geological time between glaciations.
Was their weasels in the ice age?
The fact that there are weasels at this time and the fact that we are in an ice age at this moment makes this question self explanatory. The present ice age started about 2.6 million years ago and is composed of numerous glacial and interglacial periods. We are now in an interglacial, (warmer), period between glaciations. In a glacial period weasels would probably die out in cold areas due to lack of prey; the ground freezes and rodents etc. would be unable to find food. Only the weasels in living in warmer climes would be able to live and breed.
What The time period between ice ages is called?
interglacial
What caused the disappearance of the ice age?
The ice age hasn't disappeared, it is still with us. It started about 2.6 million years ago and we live in a warm period within the ice age called an interglacial period. The last glacial period ended about 10,000 to 12,000 years ago and we will return to another one eventually.
