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Scotlands Landscape

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of glacial feature is in this image?

a)

U-shaped valley

b)

Corrie

c)

Corrie loch

d)

V-shaped valley

2.

What are the two main types of erosion that help form and shape a corrie.

a)

Plucking & Bulldozing

b)

Plucking & Weathering

c)

Plucking & Hydraulic Action

d)

Plucking & Abrasion

3.

After an ice-age a corrie often fills with melt water. This is known as....

a)

A Lake

b)

A Ribbon Lake

c)

A Tarn

d)

A Drumlin

4.

How much of the Earth's land surface is covered by glaciers?

a)

15%

b)

10%

c)

27%

d)

31%

5.
_____ is the removal of large chunks of rock debris.
a)
Plucking
b)
Abrasion
c)
Weathering
d)
Erosion
6.

Which letter represents the shape of valleys created by glaciers?

a)

V

b)

U

c)

W

d)

L

7.

Abrasion is:

a)

parallel and straight scratches cut into bedrock by a glacier.

b)

an erosion process which occurs when material scrapes and wears away at the surface like sandpaper

c)

the transportation of large rocks and boulders

d)

a ridge at the edge of a glacier where rocks and sediment are deposited

8.

Glaciers are found:

a)

in locations where snowfall exceeds snowmelt

b)

everywhere on earth

c)

only near the north and south poles

d)

in locations where snowmelt is greater than snowfall

9.

Why do glaciers move?

a)

due to their immense weight

b)

gravity

c)

their weight AND gravity

d)

They DON'T move!

10.

What is a glacier?

a)

A glacier is any piece of ice that moves.

b)

A glacier is a mass of ice that thaws and re-freezes repeatedly.

c)

To be considered a glacier, a mass of ice must be at least 1 mile thick

d)

Glaciers are masses of ice made made up of snow that has accumulated and compacted over time .

11.

How many years ago did the last Ice Age begin?

a)

About 2 years ago

b)

About 3000 years ago

c)

About 10,000 years ago

d)

About 30,000 years ago

12.

What is plucking?

a)

When a glacier scours the valley floor.

b)

When the snout of the glacier pushes deposited sediment.

c)

When rocks become frozen into glacier and are plucked out when the glacier moves.

d)

When frozen water expands and forces cracks in rocks to get bigger and break apart.

13.

How does the erosion process freeze thaw weathering affect rocks?  The freezing water—

a)
keeps the rocks in place
b)
makes the rocks last longer
c)
expands cracks and breaks rocks
d)
causes rocks to fall in landslides
14.

Which processes/agents cause erosion of earths materials?

a)
wind only
b)
earthquakes and gravity
c)
ice and 007
d)

wind, rivers, waves and ice

15.

Erosion occurs when natural forces alter the landscape. What does it mean to alter a landscape?

a)

To blow dust around

b)

To change what land looks like

c)

To deposit silt at the mouth of a river

d)

To create a floodplain

16.

Why is it hard to see glacial erosion in action?

a)

Because glaciers are so big

b)

Because light from glaciers refracts too much

c)

Because glaciers move very, very slowly

d)

Because glacial erosion is usually very subtle

17.

What is the process of re-establishing species that are missing from their native habitats called?

(a)  

18.

When you put lost animal species back into the environment.

a)

Animalism

b)

Hunting and Gathering

c)

Species Ableism

d)

Rewilding

19.

This happens when an animal over eats and a grassy area

a)

Starving

b)

Overgrazing

c)

Gazing

d)

Hunger

20.

What animal did the reintroduce back into Yellowstone National Park?

a)

Wolf

b)

Tiger

c)

Bear

d)

lemar

21.

What is the goal in Europe with rewilding?

a)

Biodiversity

b)

To help climate change

c)

To restore the wildland

d)

All of the above.

22.

Which National Park am I ...........

I am located in Scotland and I am surrounded by lochs, hills, forests & villages.

a)

Trossachs

b)

The Broads

c)

Lake District

d)

Peak District

23.

which of the following is NOT a reason why a national park is protected

a)

there is a lot of different plant and animal species (biodiverse)

b)

There are areas of scientific interest

c)

You can jet ski here

d)

It is beautiful and scenic

24.

Which of the following is NOT a national park in the UK?

a)

The yorkshire dales

b)

The lake district

c)

Loch Lomond

d)

Hyde Park

25.

which two parks are found in scotland?

a)

The cairngorms

b)

South downs

c)

Snowdonia

d)

Loch lomond

26.

who looks after our national parks?

a)

National Park Authority

b)

National Park Service

c)

National Park police

d)

National Park Officers

27.

Why do you think the RSPB owns areas of the Cairngorms National park?

a)

Because there are lots of tourists

b)

Because there are many bird species

c)

Because there are huge mountains

d)

Because there are many lochs

28.

Which THREE are reasons as to why tourism is important to the Cairngorms economy

a)

creates jobs for people that live there

b)

helps conservation efforts

c)

there are 1.67 million visitors a year

d)

its a scenic place

29.

what activities can you do on loch lomond?

a)

Cruising

b)

Hiking

c)

Kayaking

d)

Fishing

30.

What is the 4-figure Grid Reference (GR) for the caravan?

a)

1632

b)

1631

c)

3116

d)

1531

31.

What is the 4-figure GR for the letter B?

a)

1531

b)

1432

c)

1530

d)

1431

32.

What is the golden rule for finding a Grid Reference?

a)

Never eat soggy Weet-a-Bix.

b)

Along the corridor, then up the stairs.

c)

Along the pathway, and through the gate.

d)

Eastings before bee-stings.

33.
What do contour lines that are farther apart represent?
a)
waterfall
b)
steep area
c)
flatter area
d)
river
34.
How many mountain tops does this map have?
a)
one
b)
two
c)
three
d)
four
35.
What do close contour lines represent on a map?
a)
waterfall
b)
steep area
c)
flatter area
d)
river
36.
If the contour lines make a v shape it is a....
a)
hill
b)
valley
c)
flat land
37.
What is the elevation of point B?
a)
800 ft
b)
850 ft
c)
900 ft
d)
1000 ft
38.
a)
grassland
b)
deciduous wood
c)
coniferous wood
d)
military zone
39.
a)
non-coniferous forest
b)
coniferous forest 
c)
military zone
d)
park
40.
a)
trig point
b)
youth hostel
c)
bunk house
d)
railway station
41.
a)
trig point
b)
youth hostel
c)
railway station 
d)
bus station
42.
a)
church
b)
place of worship
c)
meeting point
d)
hospital
43.
a)
fencing activity centre
b)
military camp
c)
paintball centre
d)
site of battle
44.

Housing, Shopping, Carparks and industry are all examples of (a)   land uses

45.

Woods, nature reserves, footpaths and campsites are all examples of (a)   land uses

46.

Name this feature

a)

Corrie

b)

Crag and tail

c)

Mountain

d)

Coombe

47.

Which of the following is not an animal considered for rewilding back into Scotlands landscape?

a)

Red squirrel

b)

Lynx

c)

Wolf

d)

Boars