During an Ice Age, alpine glaciers descend into lowlands, and continental glaciers spread over the higher latitudes. This means that there are glaciers both at high latitudes and in mountainous regions, but not necessarily covering all of the continental land or extending into the sea.

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During an Ice Age

Question 57

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During an Ice Age:

A) all of the continental land is covered by a giant continental glacier.
B) all glaciers extend into the sea and cover large portions of the oceans.
C) the high latitudes are ice covered, but there are no glaciers near the equator.
D) alpine glaciers descend into lowlands, and continental glaciers spread over the higher latitudes.

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