Yorkshire Dales

Question 1

4 land uses in Yorkshire dales

Answer 1

•hill sheep farming
•forestry
•tourism
•quarrying

Question 2

Benefits of hillsheep farming

Answer 2

•short growing season
•sturdy hooves can cope on rocky ground
•little water got plants to grow
•Woolley coats for cold wetter climate

Question 3

3 Benefits of quarrying

Answer 3

•limestone is easy to blast, shape and use for building
•needed for cement and chemical industries so limestone is valuable
•gritstone from YDNP with limestone is used for aggregate is used for road surfaces

Question 4

3 benefits of tourism in YD

Answer 4

•unusual limestone features attract tourists
•soaps eg. emmerdale encourage tourism
•hill walking

Question 5

4 benefits of forestry

Answer 5

•trees can be planted on thin soil eg coniferous
•cooler climate for trees
•roots bind soil eg soil erosion
•trees absorb water preventing river floods

Question 6

Conflict farmers vs tourists
4 Problems 4solutions

Answer 6

•dropping litter - choking
•gates left open - escapees
•dogs chase sheep -worrying
•crops trampled -money loss

•no bin policy -take home
•self closing gates
•education signs dog leads
•staying off areas

Question 7

Conflicts tourists vs quarriers
3problems 3solutions

Answer 7

•noise of blasting - stops peace
•Lorrie’s clog narrow roads
•ruins landscape

•limit blasting +transport times
•plant trees to screen quarry
•restore nature when finished

Question 8

Conflicts
tourists vs environmentalists
3 problems 3 solutions

Answer 8

•footpath erosion - scars
•wildlife habitats disturbed
•traffic congestion-pollution

•stone paths stop erosion
•dales bike bus cycling
•farmers use field for parking

Question 9

Conflicts farmers vs quarriers
3 problems 2 solutions

Answer 9

•dust settles on crops limiting growth
•noise can scare animals
•dust pollutes drinking water

•spray water during blasting to dampen dust
•cover Lorrie’s to stop dust flying out