Economic Activities In Glaciated Environments

Question 1

What are the economic activities in glaciated environments?

4(/5)

Answer 1

Farming
Forestry
Quarrying
Tourism
Water supplies

Question 2

Why are upland areas not ideal for farming?

Answer 2

Glaciers scoured the land stripping away soil and vegetation
Soils in these areas are thin and acidic

Question 3

What are upland areas used for instead of farming?

Answer 3

Grazing

Question 4

Soils in valleys are _______ due to ______

Answer 4

Thicker

Deposition

Question 5

What are typical crops grown in valleys

Answer 5

Cereals and potatoes and grass (for silage and hay for livestock)

Question 6

Lowland glaciated areas may be covered by a thick layer of ____
Which is very ________

Answer 6

Till

Fertile

Question 7

With a ______ or gently rolling landscape and a warmer, _______ climate lowland glaciated areas are well suited to intensive ______ _______

Answer 7

Flat
Sunnier
Arable farming

Question 8

Upland areas are ______ ________ to forestry

Answer 8

Well suited

Question 9

__________ trees are well adapted to cope with the acidic soils in the uplands

Answer 9

Conifer

Question 10

Once planted conifers can be left to grow for ____-____years before being felled. They produce _____ wood used for ______ in the construction industry or for making ______

Answer 10

20-30
Soft
Timber
Paper

Question 11

Upland glaciated areas are made of _______, ________ rock. This can be quarried and crushed to provide stone for the _________ industry

Answer 11

Hard
Resistant
Construction

Question 12

In lowland areas, glacial deposits of sand and gravel, deposited by __________ ________ are valuable in the construction industry.
Sand is used for making _________ and gravel is used to make _________.

Answer 12

Meltwater streams
Cement
Concrete

Question 13

Tourism in glaciated areas can provide _______________ in enterprises such as tours and ____________

Answer 13

Employment

Heritage