Theme 1-Wales facts

Question 1

How much annual rainfall in snowdonia?

Answer 1

3-5m

Question 2

When was it made a national park?

Answer 2

1951

Question 3

Snowden height?

Answer 3

1085m

Question 4

Uplands? x3

Answer 4

-Cambrian mountains
-Brecon beacons
-Snowdonia

Question 5

Tallest point in brecon beacons?

Answer 5

Pen y fan, 886m

Question 6

How tall is Cambrian Mountains?

Answer 6

752m

Question 7

Name two rivers and thier origins

Answer 7

• River Severn
  -River Wyne
  -Originate from Cumbrian Mountains

Question 8

What area was covered by glaciers and thus been shaped distinctively?

Answer 8

Nant Ffrancon

Question 9

What distinctive waterfall is there?

Answer 9

Rhaeder Orgwen
Glaciers widened and deepened the valley leaving a U-shape.

Question 10

What linear lake is there? and how deep

Answer 10

Corrie lake, Lyn idwal
-58m

Question 11

What major quarry is there?

Answer 11

Dinorwic slate quarry

Question 12

What is an economically developing town?

Answer 12

Blaenau

Question 13

What occurs in lowlands?

Answer 13

-Mining and huge scale excavations

Question 14

What invasive plant species is there?

Answer 14

Rhododendron

Question 15

Why is sheep grazing popular and what’s its effect?

Answer 15

Easy in upland areas
Needs/ creates lots of grassland

Question 16

Woodlands compared to others.

Answer 16

Wales- 15%
Scotland-19%
England- 10%