Patterdale Valley

Question 1

Where is patterdale valley located

Answer 1

Eastern part of the Lake District in Cumbria

Question 2

What plants are found in the valley ?

Answer 2

Dog violet

Heather

Shrubs and berries

Question 3

What wildlife is found in the valley ?

Answer 3

Birds(Robbins, woodpeckers, owls)

Farm animals e,g sheep and cows

Squirrels

Fox’s

Badgers

Question 4

What landforms are located within the valley ?

Answer 4

U- shaped valley

Corries

Arête

Fjord

Truncated spurs

Ribbon lake

Pyramidal peak

Question 5

What are the landforms located here used for ?

Answer 5

Hiking

Sightseeing

Fishing

Boating

Agriculture-grazing live stock

Climbing

Windsurfing

Wild swimming

Question 6

What human interaction occurs within this glaciated area ?

Answer 6

Farming- glacial areas are used for pastoral farming

Water management- water in the steeper areas can be stored and collect by the dam

Tourism- many tourists visit glaciated areas to enjoy the landscape

Human interaction lead to shaping of helvellyn because of heavy foot traffic

Question 7

How many people visits helvellyn per year ?

Answer 7

More than 250,000 people

Question 8

How tall is helvellyn ?

Answer 8

950 metres above sea level

Question 9

What is helvellyn made up of ?

Answer 9

Andesite and basalt

Question 10

How many years ago was helvellyn formed and what from ?

Answer 10

450 million years ago

This was due to volcanic eruption