4.2 Physical and Human Processes

Question 1

Compare the weathering that is found in the uplands and lowlands

Answer 1

Up lands can receive freeze thaw weathering and low lands can receive acid rain

Question 2

Compare the soil/rock movement processes in the uplands and lowlands

Answer 2

Upland uses glacial plucking and freeze thaw where as low lands uses rain

Question 3

Compare misfit rivers and dry valleys

Answer 3

A misfit stream is a river that is either too large or too small to have eroded the valley or cave passage in which it flows. This term is also used for a stream or river with meanders that obviously are not proportional in size to the meanders of the valley or meander scars cut into its valley walls.

a valley cut by water erosion but containing no permanent surface stream, typically one occurring in an area of porous rock such as limestone.

Question 4

Explain how glaciers have affected both landscapes

Answer 4

Glaciers have affected dry valleys as it would have plucked rock and other material and glaciers would have affected misfits as if the river freezes it could erode the rock

Question 5

Explain 2 ways humans have affected the Upland landscape

Answer 5

Humans proceed to affect upland landscapes due to cattle farming and high land forestry

Question 6

Explain 2 ways humans have affected the Lowland landscape

Answer 6

Settlement and tourism

Question 7

Compare which landscape (up/low) have been affected more by humans

Answer 7

I think highland areas have been affected more obviously due to the amount of major factors that could cause it. Such as tourism, rivers and glaciers