4.2 Physical / Human Processes

Question 1

Compare the weathering that is found in the uplands and lowlands

Answer 1

Lowland- warm summers, mild winters, light rain all year

Upland- cool summers, mild winters,heavy rain all year

Question 2

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

Answer 2

Upland
Freeze thaw weathering causes scree slopes to form, very unstable as they are just rocks on a slope, land slides are common, heavy rain makes it more unstable
Lowland
Quite wet - slopes soak up water - heavy cliffs cant hold - slowest slope process

Question 3

Compare misfit rivers and dry valleys (location, characteristics, formation)

Answer 3

Misfit river
Glaciers make U shaped valleys, later on smaller river flows through it, make it V - shaped, deposit slit and mud
Dry valleys
Flow underground, permeable, when ground unfreezes it goes over ground and when it freezes etc, makes a shape of river in valley

Question 4

Explain how glaciers have affected both landscapes

Answer 4

Eroded valleys, created peaks, deposited morraines, eroded corries, created scarp and vale topography

Question 5

Explain 2 ways humans have affected the Upland landscape

Answer 5

Farming
Clears out vegetation holding land together
Forestry
Cutting down trees, making land weak

Question 6

Explain 2 ways humans have affected the Lowland landscape

Answer 6

Settlements
Buildings affected drainage pattern, rivers altered
Farming

Question 7

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

Answer 7

Lowland - more settlements are built there and farming is put in lowland too. Settlements altered rivers which is more major than other human activity in the upland areas.