Mapping changes in the UK's forests | Geography | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

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In the UK which is larger, a wood or a forest?
- 'forest' ✓
Which type of forest does this describe? "Older trees have been removed and different trees planted. Usually non-native trees."
- ancient woodland
- semi-natural ancient woodland
- recent plantation
- replanted ancient woodland ✓
Recent plantations are planted to:
- provide a source of renewable timber ✓
- to be used fuel ✓
- provide more land for farming and grazing
- to create habitats or food for wildlife ✓
- to help combat climate change ✓
Which of these names would suggest ancient woodland?
- Sallow Copse ✓
- Jubilee Plantation
- Grove Wood ✓
- Willow Wood ✓
Which of these names would suggest a recent plantation?
- Jubilee Pntation ✓
- Slufters Inclosure ✓
- Old Copse
Ancient woodland might:
- follow a parish boundary ✓
- have a winding twisting or irregular boundary ✓
- have straight outlines
- be sited on steep slopes or along river valleys ✓

______ is wood that has been cut down and prepared for use in industries.
- 'timber' ✓
__________ are those that come from Earth without human influence and can be used for human needs.
- Natural resources ✓
- Man made resources
- Manufactured resources
__________ is the science and practice of cultivating soil and farming.
- Tourism
- Industry
- Agriculture ✓
In 2023, woodlands only covered __________ of the total land in the UK.
- 83%
- 23%
- 13% ✓
Match the percentage the UK that is woodland to the correct year.
- 4000 BC
  
  ⇔
  
  90% ✓
- 2000 BC
  
  ⇔
  
  50% ✓
- 1900 AD
  
  ⇔
  
  5% ✓
- 2024
  
  ⇔
  
  13% ✓
What has happened to the amount of woodland in the UK since 1900?
- It has more than doubled. ✓
- It has remained the same.
- It has halved.

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Without the influence of humans the UK would mainly be woodland and forest.
Woodlands in 2023 covers 13% of UK land.
Woodland has been cut down through history to make way for farming, settlements and transport links.
Old and new maps can be compared to identify changes in woodland over time.

All non-coniferous woodland is ancient.

Using historical maps we can see if deciduous woodland has been recently planted - like the National Forest in the Midlands.

Timber - Timber is wood that has been cut down and prepared for use in industries
Natural resource - Natural resources are those that come from Earth without human influence and can be used for human needs
Agriculture - Agriculture is the science and practice of cultivating soil and farming
Infrastructure - Infrastructure is all the basic systems in a country, such as transport and power supply