Lake District Case Study

Question 1

Name 1 ribbon lake in the Lake District?

Answer 1

Ullswater

Question 2

What are the 3 types of rock within the Lake District?

Answer 2

Skiddaw
Windemere
Borrowdale

Question 3

Which type of rock is the most susceptible to weathering and erosion?

Answer 3

Windemere

Question 4

The most resistant rock in the Lake district contains the most corries - what rock type is it and how many corries?

Answer 4

Borrowdale - 125 corries

Question 5

How high is Helvellyn?

Answer 5

951m high

Question 6

Name two Corries within the lake district?

Answer 6

Red Tarn

Nethermost Cove

Question 7

What is the feature that forms in between 2 corries?

Answer 7

An Arete

Question 8

Name the Arete inbetween Nethermost Cove and Red Tarn?

Answer 8

Striding Edge

Question 9

Name an example of a Glacial Trough?

Answer 9

Patterdale

Question 10

What are the mound called created by glacial till left in the wake of a retreating glacier?

Answer 10

Hummocky Moraine

Question 11

What is the Drumlin field called in the Lake District and how many Drumlins are there?

Answer 11

Eden Vale with 308

Question 12

Where are most corries located in the Lake District?

Answer 12

North East

Question 13

What is formed when a Glacier moves from a corrie into a glacial trough?

Answer 13

Hanging Valley