upland and lowland areas in the uk

Question 1

upland

Answer 1

above 250m above sea level

Question 2

lowland

Answer 2

below 250m above sea level

Question 3

sub-aerial processes

Answer 3

land based processes that occur above the coastline (weathering and mass movement)

Question 4

weathering

Answer 4

the breakdown of rocks in situ. by natural processes

Question 5

mass movements

Answer 5

the movement of material down-slope due to gravity

Question 6

biological weathering

Answer 6

rocks are broken down due to living things (plant roots, animals burrow into rocks)

Question 7

chemical weathering

Answer 7

rocks are broken down due to chemical reactions (acid rain, oxidation)

Question 8

mechanical/ physical weathering

Answer 8

rocks are broken down due to physical force (freeze-thaw)

Question 9

dartmoor (upland)

Answer 9

overtime granite became exposed on the surface as a result of glacial erosion/ mass movement, joints in the granite expose rock to freeze-thaw weathering (broke down rock), continued until tors (hill/rocky peak) we see today

Question 10

malham (upland)

Answer 10

limestone is permeable sedimentary rock +contain joints, rainwater passes through joints and cause chemical weathering, widening and deeoening of cracks form limestone pavements, joints are widend to creatw dips (grykes), dips expose blocks of rockes (clints)