Distinctive landscapes

What is a landscape?

has visible features that make up the surface of the land

what are the different types of landscapes?

• Physical/ natural

• Human

• Biological

• Variable

Biological Landscape?

vegetation, habitats, wildlife

Physical/ Natural landscape?

mountains, coastline, rivers

Human landscape?

buildings, infrastructure

Variable landscape?

Weather, seasons, sounds/sights

where are the upland areas in the UK?

In the North-west (e.g. Scotland)

Where are the lowland areas in the UK?

in the south-east (e.g. england)

what wheather does uplands experience?

cold, snowy, precipitation

what whether does lowlands experience?

warmer, less precipitation

which are experiences more weathering, erosion and mass movement?

uplands

how are igneous rocks formed?

from volcanos cooled magma on the surface

examples of igneous rocs

Basalt and andesite

where are igneous rocks found in the UK?

north west, lake district

how are redimentary rocks formed?

broken fragment of rocks worn down by weathering

examples of sedimentary rocks

Limestone, sandstone shale and mudstone

where are sedimentary rocks found in the UK?

in lowland, costal area’s

how are metamorphic rocks formed?

folded and distorted rock formed due to heat and pressure

examples of metamorphic rocks

Slate and marble

where are metamorphic rocks found in the UK?

Norther Ireland

what are the geomorphic processes?

• transportation

• weathering

• erosion

• mass movement

• deposition

what are the differen types of weathering?

biological, chemical, mechanical

what are the different types of mass movement?

slumping and sliding

what are the differnt types of erosion?

• attrition

• abrasion

• hydraulic action

• solution

what are the different types of transportation?

• solution

• saltation

• suspension

• traction