Glaciated landforms economic value

Question 1

Economic value of glaciated landforms

Answer 1

Farming (relict)

Forestry (relict)

Mining and Quarrying (active) (relict)

Hydro (relict)

Tourism (relict) (active)

Question 2

Economic value of glaciated landforms: Farming why

Answer 2

Within mountainous regions in developing nations, may be limited transport links and access to essential supplies and markets may be poo

Question 3

Two types of glaciated landscapes

Answer 3

Relict glaciated landscapes (Alpine)

Active glaciated landscapes (polar)

Question 4

Economic value of glaciated landforms: Farming example

Answer 4

Bolivia, 70% population lives in High Andes, growing crops such as potatoes, quinoa and beans to feed themselves and rearing llamas and alpacas

Question 5

Economic value of glaciated landforms: Farming Bolivia economic situation

Answer 5

earn 30% of all country GDP from subsistence agriculture

Almost 60% Bolivian population below poverty line

Question 6

Silviculture

Answer 6

Planting trees for commercial forestry

Question 7

Economic value of glaciated landforms: Silviculture why

Answer 7

Hill farming is an increasing struggle in many regions and uplands are now increasingly used for Silviculture

Question 8

Economic value of glaciated landforms: Silviculture example

Answer 8

In UK, carried by Forestry Commission and private investors

Main tree type, non-native, quick grow conifers, such as Sitka spruce

grown for softwood timber and paper

Question 9

Economic value of glaciated landforms: Mining and Quarrying locations

Answer 9

Active and Relict

Question 10

Economic value of glaciated landforms: Mining and Quarrying why

Answer 10

Glacial erosion plays crucial role in removing regolith and veg to expose economically valuable rocks

Question 11

Economic value of glaciated landforms: Mining and Quarrying example

Answer 11

Lowland areas, outwash deposits from Pleistocene Ice Sheets provide very important source of sand and gravel for building industry such as gravel

Question 12

Economic value of glaciated landforms: hydro example

Answer 12

Norway and NZ

90% electricity hydro

Most cause neither natural ribbon lake or dam and reservoir in glaciated valley

Question 13

Economic value of glaciated landforms: tourism example

Answer 13

Striding Edge UK

15mill visit lake district in a yr

Question 14

Regolith

Answer 14

layer of unconsolidated solid material covering the bedrock of a planet