4.2 Physical And Human Processes Flashcards

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Compare which Landscape have been affected more by humans up/low

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Low land because the towns

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How humans has affected to lowland landscape

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Native tribes have lived in the world’s rainforests for thousands of years without irreparably damaging it. They practise a primitive form of agriculture called ‘shifting cultivation

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2 ways humans have affected the upland landscape

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Farming - especially sheep farming - has been a way of life in highland areas for centuries.

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Explain how glaciers have affected both landscape

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A glacier’s weight, combined with its gradual movement, can drastically reshape the landscape over hundreds or even thousands of years. The ice erodes the land surface and carries the broken rocks and soil debris far from their original places, resulting in some interesting glacial landforms.

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