Physical Landscapes In The UK - Introduction (Paper 1)

Question 1

What are ‘physical’ landscapes?

Answer 1

Natural landscapes created by natural processes e.g. erosion, weathering

Question 2

What are ‘upland’ areas?

Answer 2

Areas with a high spot height. They are high above sea level

Question 3

Where are the UK’s upland areas?

Answer 3

Typically in the north and west of the country. e.g. Pennines and the Lake District

Question 4

What are ‘low land’ areas?

Answer 4

Areas with low spot height. They are areas closer to sea level

Question 5

Where are the UK’s lowland areas?

Answer 5

Typically to the south and east of the country. e.g. big cities are located on low land areas i.e. London

Question 6

What is ‘relief’?

Answer 6

Relief describes the physical landscape e.g. the height, steepness and shape of the land

Question 7

What determines the relief of the land?

Answer 7

The geology (the type of rock the land is made of)

Question 8

Name some of the UK’s major rivers

Answer 8

• The Thames
• The Severn
• The Tyne
• The Mersey
• The Tweed

Question 9

Name two of the UK’s stretches of coastlines

Answer 9

• The Holderness coast
• The Dorset coast