UK Upland And Lowland Landscapes Flashcards
How has geology shaped the UK’s landscape
Sediment builds up from dead organisms impression making sedimentary rock, as sea level declined the rock get uplifted by tectonic movement creating higher land and cliffs
How have tectonic shaped the UK’s landscape
Ghe UK used to be on a tectonic plate, England and Wales crashed into Scotland and Ireland making volcanoes and fold mountains that have long since been extinct, leaving mountains
How has glaciation shaped the UK’s landscape
Glacial advance has caised U shaled valleys by processes such as plucking, The formation of glaciers during the last ice age has formed corries
Comment on settlement in upland areas
Isolated farms, far apart
No villages, dispersed settlements patterns
Comment on building materials in upland areas
Slating local building materials (wood, stones etc )
Material they don’t have to be transported far
Dry stone walls
Comment on field boundaries in upland areas
Work with the land
not uniform
separated casually
Comment on farming in upland areas
Sheep farming
animals that can survive upland areas (sheep, goats, some cows) harsh conditions (heavy rain, snow)
Hardwick sheep
No props because they won’t survive harsh conditions
Take sheep upland for heat, into valley when it is colder
Comment on economic activity in upland areas
Selling: milk, meat, wood
Farm produce
Comment on settlement in lowland areas
Small villages
more developed: shops, roads, church
Comment on building materials in lowland areas
White buildings: chalk
cement from sand
Transport easier so more access to variety of materials as well as local
canals can bring materials by boat
Comment on field boundaries in lowland areas
In uniform
square and even due to flat plane and can build where they want, not hindered by land
Comment on farming in lowland areas
Crops ( can survive easier conditions)
Weather is warmer and more predictable
Comment on economic activity in lowland areas
Primary: agriculture
secondary: (manufacture)
tertiary: (shops, surgeries, services)
Name some distinctive upland landforms
U shaped valleys: from glaciers
Jagged rocks: from freeze thaw weathering
Scree: from glacial processes
Corries: from glacial processes
Name some distinctive lowland landforms
Large rivers: as opposed to misfit rivers
Flood plain: from meandering rivers
Dry valleys: from when glacial snow melt formed streams, now the water has evaporated and less water runs beneath the valley in permeable chalk
