Conclusion

Question 1

This report has shown that tectonic processes result in distinctive landscapes due to a range of reasons.

Answer 1

This report has shown that tectonic processes result in distinctive landscapes due to a range of reasons. Tectonic processes operate at a range of scales and both volcanic and seismic processes can create distinctive landscapes. Moreover these two types of process do not operate independently and often combine to create distinctive landscapes, particularly at plate boundaries.
Therefore there are a range of reasons why tectonic processes create distinctive landscapes, including the type of tectonic plates, the specific processes involved, the scale of the processes, how processes combine and the nature of plate boundaries.

Question 2

This was shown firstly

Answer 2

This was shown firstly by the comparison of shield and composite volcano landscapes illustrated how a similar process can produce distinctive landscapes depending on the exact nature of the processes involved, in this case the different source of magma led to different lava types which in turn led to the different landscapes of Mauna Loa and Mt Pinatubo.
The examination of intrusive processes showed that the scale of the process can be important in explaining why distinctive landscapes are formed.
The upland landscape of Dartmoor is the result of a huge batholith, whereas dykes and sills tend to produce smaller scale landforms.
Distinctive landscapes are also produced when tectonic processes combine, as shown by the volcanic and seismic processes that resulted in the formation of Basin and Range Country.
The direction of fault movement also means that seismic processes result in distinctive landscapes, as shown by the comparison of Great Glen and the East African Rift Valley. The landscape of the rift valley was produced by divergent plate movement and this showed that the direction of movement at plate boundaries can also create distinctive landscapes.

Question 3

To conclude

Answer 3

To conclude, it should be noted the important role geomorphological processes play in creating distinctive landscapes.
This underlines the complexity of this question as in order to explain why tectonic processes create distinctive landscapes a wide range of factors need to be examined. There are a variety of tectonic processes and tectonic settings to be considered.
Furthermore although tectonic processes create the landscapes it is often the subsequent action of geomorphological processes that sculpt them into the distinctive shape they have today.