C9 - UK landscapes

Question 1

What is a relief

Answer 1

the height of the land and the different landscape features created by changes in height

Question 2

What is a landscape

Answer 2

an extensive area of land regarded as being visually and physically distinct

Question 3

What is resistant rock

Answer 3

tough rock such as granite and slate

Question 4

what is a river system

Answer 4

the complete river network from its source to mouth

Question 5

what is a spot height

Answer 5

indication of land height

Question 6

What is the shape of the landscape determined by

Answer 6

glaciation, rivers

Question 7

Give examples of upland areas

Answer 7

Scotland - the Grampian Mountains, The Northwest Highlands

England - The Pennines, Lake District

Wales - Snowdonia, Brecon Beacons

Question 8

Give examples of lowland areas

Answer 8

• Lincolnshire
• the London Basin
• The Midlands

Question 9

What is the role of glaciers in shaping the land

Answer 9

During the last ice age, ice covered a large part of the UK. The ice eroded the land producing some of the mountainous landscapes that exists today.

Question 10

What does it mean if the contour lines are close together

Answer 10

steep gradient