Landforms

Question 1

Why lands forms a created due to weathering and physical interactions

Answer 1

Landforms are created due to the weathering, the breaking down of rock through many years. Also, human interactivity plays a big. Part as it affects the landscapes as a result of cattle farming or building properties.

Question 2

Weathering

Answer 2

The breaking down of rock

Question 3

Climatological

Answer 3

is the study of climate, scientifically defined as weather conditions averaged over a period of time

Question 4

Post glacial rivers, glacial troughs

Answer 4

Glaciers cut distinctive U-shaped valleys with a flat floor and steep sides. The glacier widens, steepens, deepens and smoothes V-shaped river valleys, eg Great Langdale Valley in the Lake District. The images below show the difference between a U-shaped valley and a V-shaped valley

Question 5

Slope processes

Answer 5

Mass movement is the movement of surface material caused by gravity. Landslides and rockfalls are examples of very sudden movements of this type. Of course geological agents such as water, wind and ice all work with gravity to cause a leveling of land

Question 6

Agriculture

Answer 6

Agriculture is the cultivation and breeding of animals, plants and fungi for food, fiber, biofuel, medicinal plants and other products used to sustain and enhance human life, this affects landscapes

Question 7

Forestry

Answer 7

the science or practice of planting, managing, and caring for forests.

Question 8

Settlement

Answer 8

When people or animals habitats settle for long periods of time, this can affect landscapes, due to the mass and processes