Describe how humans use an upland glaciated landscape.

In other words, how do people use the Lake District landscape?

Use the slideshow below, and the words/facts that you wrote in the lesson.

Words to use in your answer:-
High rainfall 1500mm/year, often falling as snow in winter.
Summer temperatures are only 14C
Little amount of sunshine…. short growing season.
Thin, stony, infertile soils
Only sheep farming is possible.
Forestry (diversification)
Travel is difficult (lakeland lanes)
Tourism is very important
Hill walking on Pyramidal Peaks (Helvellyn)
Rock Climbing on steep backwalls (Brown Cove)
Watersports on Ribbon Lakes (Lake Windermere)
Campsites/holiday cottages on flat valley floors(U-shaped Valley(
Honeypot sites

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This week’s question is ….

How is a Ribbon Lake formed. (6 marks)

Use your 4 diagrams which you did in lesson and/or the powerpoint slideshow below…..

You will need to include these keywords, numbers and named places in your answer …..

20,000  1-2metres/day, freeze-thaw weathering, plucking, abrasion, corrie glaciers, Valley glacier, U-shaped Valley, resistant rock, softer rock, melting, glacier retreats, long narrow lake, ribbon lake, Lake Windermere in |Lake District. 11 miles long.

Extra: interlocking spurs, truncated spurs, crevasses.

Answer this question in your books:-

 Describe and explain the changes in the growth and location of the world’s urban population. (9 marks)

In other words…..

Millionaire Cities.  What are they?  Where were they?  Why were they there?

Where are they now?  Why?  Give some examples of Millionaire Cities.

Enjoy.

Using a series of well-labelled diagrams……

Linked up with small paragraphs of explanation…….

Explain how an ARETE is formed.

HINT : use the list of words that you used for the CORRIE answer and look at last week’s homework blog,  especially the the powerpoint slideshow.

Good Luck.

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Use the slideshow above, and the word list in your book to answer this question…..

Explain how a Corrie is formed (6 marks)

Your homework is……

Explain why the Three Gorges Dam is in an ideal place for a Hydro-electric Power Station

1. Use last lessons notes;  try to include keywords and numbers in your answer.

2. Use the link below to look at last lesson’s powerpoint about ‘The Three Gorges Dam”

 http://docs.google.com/Presentation?id=dgccbq6q_52dpmtqsft