Quarries

Question 1

What is the name of the quarry located at Ingleton?

Answer 1

The quarry at Ingleton is called Ingleton Quarry.

Question 2

How are quarries a problem for tourists?

Answer 2

Quarries are a problem for tourists because it spoils the landscape/environment, the noise/air pollution may put tourists off visiting the area and the increased traffic may cause a gridlock which will make it difficult to get around

Question 3

How are quarries a problem for the local residents?

Answer 3

The traffic from the quarry causes gridlock, the huge trucks could run over pedestrians (especially small children) and local house prices plummet.

Question 4

Give examples for what abandoned quarries can be used for

Answer 4

The Eden Project, Cornwall
Landfills, Blackley, West Yorkshire
Motocross tracks, Flappits, West Yorkshire
Shopping, Bluewater shopping complex, Kent

Question 5

What are the advantages and disadvantages of quarrying?

Answer 5

Advantages:
Provides raw materials for new buildings, roads, cement and sea defences
Its a major source of employment

Disadvantages:
Leaves a scar in the landscape
Surface drainage in the local area is disturbed
Wildlife habitats destroyed
High amounts of noise and dust daily