AQA: Coasts 1 - UK landscapes

Match the following key words from our last lesson 'UK landscapes'

• An area high above sea level often defined up high mountains, steep slopes and small river systems.

• Landscape

• An area whose character is the result of the action, and interaction of natural and human factors.

• Relief

• The physical features of a landscape include; height about sea level, steepness of slopes etc...

• Lowland

• A lowland area in the south east of England characterised by rolling chalk hills.

• Upland

• An area close to sea level often defined by shallow rolling hills and larger river systems.

• The South Downs

Upland or lowland?

• Upland

• Lowland

Upland or lowland?

• Upland

• Lowland

Upland or lowland?

• Upland

• Lowland

Upland or lowland?

• Upland

• Lowland

Name this lowland area [it is also a national park]

• The Lake District

• The South Downs

• Snowdonia

• The Cotswolds

Name this upland area [it is also a national park]

• The Lake District

• The South Downs

• Snowdonia

• The Cotswolds

Match the following terms about geology. We don't necassarily need to know this but it helps us understand why some areas have high/steep relief and other areas are flatter. Why are some areas uplands and some lowlands...

• Rocks that are a result of volcanic activity. Basalt for example.

• Metamorphic rock

• Iconic 1948 British gangster film starring Richard Attenborough

• Brighton rock

• Made up of small particles of sand and rock, which have been transported by the wind, rivers and ice

• Igneous rock

• Rocks that have been changed in shape and form by intense heat and pressure. Marble for example.

• Sedimentary rock

• A great 2003 film starring Jack Black

• School of rock

2 correct answers here. Where are most of the UK's upland areas found? [areas with high/steep relief]

• South

• North

• East

• West

Answer explanation

The geology in the north and west of the UK is very different to that found in the south and east.

Most rock formation in southern/eastern parts of the UK are 'sedimentary' meaning they were once sea beds that have been raised above sea level. This also means they are softer and easily eroded.

Whereas much of the rock in the north/west is more resistant igneous and metamorphic rock.

Where are most of the UK's largest and longest rivers found? [2 correct answers]

• In upland areas

• In lowland areas

• In the south of the UK

• In the north of the UK

Answer explanation

Lowland areas are flatter and usually have longer, larger and flatter drainage basins than those found in upland areas.