the lake district Flashcards
what are the three geology groups of the lake district
skiddaw, windmere and borrowdale
which geology group is the oldest in the lake district and how did it originate
the skiddaw group, black muds and sands settled 500million years ago
describe the landcsape of skiddaw and where is skiddaw
smooth mountains with streams occupying deep gorges, in the north
where in the lake district is borrowdale
central lake district
when did the borrowdale group original
very hard lava and ash settled 450 million years ago
what is unique about the borrowdale
most resistant rock in the lake district so has formed the highest mountaisn, scafell, helvellyn and great cable
when did the windmere group settle
sedimentary sandstones, mudstones, siltstones and limestones formed 420 million years ago
what is the scenery like in the windmere
gentle scenery of the south lake district and morcambe bay
what pperiod is the present landscape of the lake dsitrict largeely due to
the pleistocene period
how many glaciations occured during the pleistocene period
over 20 glaciations
which more recent glaciation formed some of todays landforms
the loch lomond stadial which took place approximately 12000 years ago
how long and high is the helvellyn range
11km long and over 600m high
what is an example of a corrie lake
red tarn
what is an example of an arete
striding edge
what did ice from the red tarn corrie form
a large glacial trough which is today occupied by ht ullswater ribbon lake
