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Periods of widespread glaciation over the last 2 million to 3 million years are known as what?
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The Ice Age.
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Did people ski during the ice age?
Actually, it is theorized they may have. The Sami people of Scandinavia were known to ski for a number of different reasons including hunting and warfare as recently as 5,000 years ago, and skiing may date back even further.The problem here is that the term "ice age" is a bit generic. There have been five major ice ages identified in Earth's past:The Huronian glaciation or Makganyene glaciation - 2.4 to 2.1 billion years agoThe Cryogenian glaciation - 850 to 630 million years agoThe minor the Andean-Saharan glaciation - 460 to 420 million years agoThe Karoo Ice Age - 360 to 260 million years agoThe Pliocene-Quaternary glaciation - started about 2.58 million years ago and continues today with cycles of glaciation and retreat interrupted by interglacial periods.The last commonly accepted glacial period of the current ice age ended about 10,000 years ago, but the current interglacial retreat continues.So, technically, any activity involving Homo sapiens sapiens that has occurred in the past 200,000 years of the past 2.58 million years has actually taken place during an ice age.
What is the word for a mountain ridge?
ArêteA sharp, narrow mountain ridge or spur, produced by glaciation, is known as an Arête.range
How many glacial periods have there been during the last two million years?
There have been multiple glacial periods, known as ice ages, during the last two million years. These ice ages are characterized by intervals of cold climate when ice sheets covered much of the Earth's surface. The exact number of glacial periods can vary depending on the scientific definition used.
What are the horizontal rows of a periodic table known as?
The horizontal rows are known as periods.
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.
On the periodic table what are the periods?
The rows of the periodic table are known as periods.
Why are middle ages known as the ''age of faith''?
it was known as the age of faith because... christians belifes are of widespread
What is the difference between periods and families?
The horizontal rows are known as periods. The vertical columns are known as groups / families.
What is the term used when a rock is found not in its natural place?
Rocks that have been transported from their place of formation are known as erratics (these commonly occur in areas where glaciation has occurred and so are known as glacial erratics).
What is a low widespread cloud?
A cloud that is known for being low and widespread is a nimbostratus cloud. They are large and wide precipitate clouds that reside at low and medium altitudes.
What is the condition known as oligomenorrhea?
Young girls may not have regular periods for their first year or two, or their periods may be very light, a condition known as oligomenorrhea.
What is Austria's nickname?
The country of Austria itself does not have a nickname that is widespread. However, the capital city of Vienna is known as the Imperial City.
