GCSE Geography UK Landscapes Key Terms

What is agriculture?

• The study of climate patterns

• The practice of arable (crops) and pastoral (animals) farming

• The process of erosion and deposition in coastal areas

• The study of rocks formed by heat and pressure

Which rock type is formed by volcanic activity?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Fossilized

What is a lowland?

• Land above 250m above sea level

• Relatively flat land below 250m above sea level

• A mountainous area formed of resistant rocks

• An area shaped by wave erosion

Which term refers to the shape and features of Earth’s surface?

• Relief

• Landscape

• Weathering

• Landform

Climatological processes are largely determined by which of the following?

• Active volcanoes and plate tectonics

• Physical processes linked to location, land and sea masses, and latitude

• The cooling of magma or lava

• The breakdown of rocks through weathering

Which rocks are formed by extreme pressure or heat?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Fossilized

Which coastal process involves the movement of material along a coastline by wave action?

• Hydraulic action

• Longshore drift

• Abrasion

• Attrition

What is a spit in coastal geography?

• A flat sandy area below sea level

• A curved accumulation of sand or shingle extending into the sea

• A steep-sided cliff formed by wave erosion

• A coastal landform formed by tectonic activity

Which of the following describes the breakdown and decay of rocks due to natural factors?

• Weathering processes

• Relief processes

• Slope processes

• Coastal erosion

Which process is responsible for the creation of arches, stacks, and stumps?

• Deposition of sediment

• Erosion by waves

• Chemical weathering

• Longshore drift