WorksheetsTBSHS GCSE Geography: Changing Landscapes of the UK Quiz 2
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
520 million years ago the UK was close to plate boundaries. Two plates converged to form the upland mountain landscapes of:
Northern Scotland, the Lake District and North Wales
The Lake District, North Wales and East Anglia
The Norfolk Broads, the Yorkshire Dales, North Wales
Dartmoor, North Wales, the South Downs
20,000 years ago, the UK was mostly covered in ice. The ice carved...
V-shaped valleys
A-shaped valleys
L-shaped valleys
U-shaped valleys
Since the last Ice Age, rivers have eroded...
V-shaped valleys
A-shaped valleys
L-shaped valleys
U-shaped valleys
Study the image.
State the physical process by which the scree slope has been formed.
Erosion
Deposition
Precipitation
Weathering
Which statement best describes the climate of the English Lake District?
Low precipitation, low temperatures
High precipitation, high temperatures
High precipitation, low temperatures
Low precipitation, high temperatures
Three types of weathering that have an impact on the landscape are...
Mechanical, chemical and erosion
Chemical, erosion and deposition
Deposition, mechanical and chemical
Biological, chemical and mechanical
Upland areas of the UK, such as the landscape shown, are composed of...
Resistant rock, mainly composed of igneous or metamorphic rock
Less resistant rock, mainly composed of sedimentary rock
Less resistant rock, mainly composed of igneous or metamorphic rock
Resistant rock, mainly composed of sedimentary rock
Choose which TWO statements are a characteristic of sedimentary rock
Rocks formed in layers
Rocks formed from other rocks
May contain fossils of plants and animals
Crystals are formed in layers
Choose which TWO statements are a characteristic of metamorphic rock
Rocks formed because of heat/pressure
Made of grains that cemented together
Lava cools and solidifies
Rocks formed from other rocks
Choose which TWO statements are a characteristic of igneous rock
Permeable
Formed from volcanic activity
More resistant to erosion and weathering
Rocks formed from other rocks
