UK 20 000 Years Ago Lecture Notes

A set of vocabulary flashcards covering the environmental conditions and timeline of the British Isles during the last ice age based on the lecture transcript.

Ice age

A period that began around $110\,000$ years ago when Earth got colder and colder, causing an ice sheet to spread over northern Europe and the British Isles.

$20\,000$ years ago

The time during the ice age when the UK was divided into areas covered by a thick ice sheet and areas of tundra.

Ice sheet

A thick layer of ice found in the white areas of map A, where no humans, animals, grass, or trees could survive the brutal cold.

Tundra

An environment found in the grey areas of map A where the ground was deeply frozen, except for a thin, boggy surface layer that thawed in summer for small plants.

$10\,000$ years ago

The point in time by which the Earth had warmed up, the ice age ended, and the ice over the British Isles had melted away.

Woolly mammoths and bison

Animals that inhabited the tundra regions of the UK $20\,000$ years ago, despite the absence of humans.

$110\,000$ years ago

The approximate time when the Earth began to get colder and the most recent ice age started.