The Lake District Stats

Question 1

Location of Lake District

Answer 1

North - West England
Cumbria

Question 2

Physical Geography of the Lake District

Answer 2

Made during last ice age
Highest mountain in Scafell Pike
Has many ribbon lakes and pyramid peaks

Question 3

Problems with tourism in the Lake District

Answer 3

Hotspots - footpath erosion
Lockdown = more tourists
‘Fix the fells’ - EU funded conservation
1000 people walking Scafell Pike in the summer every day
Tourists = accidents
20 million people a year go to the Lake District
Lack of jobs means that young people move away

Question 4

Economic activities in the Lake District

Answer 4

Tourism
Farming
Forestry
Quarrying

Question 5

How do glaciated landscapes provide oppurtunities for tourism in the Lake District

Answer 5

U - shaped valley/ hanging valley - walking, hiking, zip lines
Ribbon lakes - boating, water sports, walking, fishing

Question 6

Define honeypot site

Answer 6

An area/location that is of a particular interest to tourists and other

Question 7

Tourist places in Lake District

Answer 7

The World of Beatrix Potter
Lake Aquarium
Wray Catle
Water sports centre
Steam side railway

Question 8

Problems with tourism

Answer 8

Traffic congestion
Second homes
Littering
Pressure on local transport