Starter quiz
- How do glaciers erode the landscape?
- Abrasion ✓
- Plucking ✓
- Folding
- Weathering
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- What is an erratic?
- A large boulder carried and deposited by a glacier ✓
- A type of glacier
- A steep valley created by ice
- A small mountain lake
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- Which of the following is an example of a glaciated landscape?
- The Jurassic Coast
- The Norfolk broads
- Snowdonia National Park ✓
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- What is conflict?
- A peaceful agreement between different groups
- A disagreement or clash between people or groups with different interests ✓
- A type of landscape feature found in upland areas
- A process where glaciers shape the land
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- What term describes a ridge formed between two corries?
- Drumlin
- Arete ✓
- Pothole
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- Put the following steps in the correct order (1-4) to show how freeze-thaw weathering occurs:
- 1⇔Water enters cracks in the rock.
- 2⇔Water freezes, expands by around 9%, and puts pressure on the rock.
- 3⇔Ice thaws, releasing pressure, and the process repeats over time.
- 4⇔The rock weakens and eventually breaks apart.
Exit quiz
- Match the keywords and their definitions.
- conflict⇔tensions between people or activities with opposing views or impacts ✓
- development⇔usually involving landscape change, e.g. road building or new houses ✓
- conservation⇔preserving the natural or built environment, with minimal change ✓
- stakeholders⇔individuals or groups with an interest/concern in a particular issue ✓
- What is the main cause of conflict in glaciated upland areas?
- The destruction of glaciers
- The competition between different land uses ✓
- The lack of tourism in these areas
- The rise in temperatures due to climate change
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- Why might local residents in glaciated upland areas have conflicts with tourists?
- Tourists often bring new job opportunities
- Tourists help protect the landscape
- Tourists can cause congestion, littering, and footpath erosion ✓
- Tourists always respect the environment
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- Why might conservationists and farmers disagree in glaciated upland areas?
- Farmers want to protect wildlife, conservationists want to farm more
- Farmers need land for grazing, conservationists want to protect biodiversity ✓
- Conservationists prefer urban areas over glaciated landscapes
- There is no conflict between conservationists and farmers
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Key learning points
- Conflicts can exist between different land uses in glaciated upland areas.
- Conflicts can exist between development and conservation in glaciated upland areas.
Common misconception
Land use conflicts in glacial areas only concern conservationists and developers.
Land use conflicts are much more complex. While conservation groups and developers often have opposing views, there are other stakeholders involved, such as local communities, local governments, farmers, and tourism operators.
Keywords
Conflict - tensions between people or activities with opposing views or impacts
Development - usually involving landscape change, for example, road building or new houses
Conservation - preserving the natural or built environment, usually with minimal change
Stakeholder - individuals or groups with an interest or concern in a particular issue
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