Case study a relict glacial landscape Flashcards
What is the name of the relict glacial landscapes we are studying
The Lake District
What is the Lake District
England and Wales largest national park it is Home to Scafell Pike England’s largest mountain in West water England’s deepest lake
How many permanent residents live in the Lake District
42,400
What activities are available in the Lake District
Walking
climbing
cycling
boat cruises
various museums
How many visitors go to the lakes each year
16 million
How much revenue do the tourists generate in the lakes
£925 million
What was the Lake District light to hundred years ago
It was a mountain massif broken by river valleys radiating out from the centre
What what caused ice ages in the Lake District
A period of climatic oscillations during which ice flows along the river valleys deepening and widening them
How many Cirque are there in the lakes
200 cirques 
What is Addacombe hole 
An example of a corrie found in the lakes it doesn’t have a tarn because Corrie lacks a lip to Dam in the water
What is the bassenthwaite lake
A ribbon lake occupying the flat bottom of a broad trough post glacial alluvium has split the lake.
Now this is a region of farmland
How have post glacial processes modified landscape? (Lakes)
Mass movements of Alton slope Valley sides
Social development has taken place
vegetation has grown over most of the landscape
Human factors cause more change via footpath erosion and urbanisation
What does it mean that the Lake District is a UNESCO world heritage site
It is recognised by the international community has an area of outstanding universal value
Why is the Lake District the UNESCO world heritage site (long weird answer)
Initiative of the evolution of human society in settlement over time under the influence of physical concentration opportunities presented by the natural environment and of successive social economic and cultural forces both external and internal
Why does the Lake District qualify to be a UNESCO world heritage site? (Examples)
Traditional farming and local industry
Complex geology and geomorphology
Distinctive buildings and settlement character
What is the unique Lake District farming system based on
Rearing the native Herdwick sheep
How has the Herdwick sheep developed
Developed for over 1000 years in response to the Upland landscape of fells lakes valleys and native Woodland
How far back does the geology the Lake District date
500 million years