Starter quiz
- What is the main process by which glaciers erode the landscape?
- Deposition
- Abrasion ✓
- Transportation
- Weathering
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- A corrie (cirque) often contains a small lake known as a...
- Pothole
- Tarn ✓
- Oxbow lake
- Moraine
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- What type of valley do glaciers create?
- V-shaped valley
- U-shaped valley ✓
- Delta
- Rift valley
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- What is a moraine?
- A lake left behind by a glacier
- A ridge of rocks and debris deposited by a glacier ✓
- A steep-sided valley carved by a glacier
- A glacier-covered mountain
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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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- What are economic activities?
- The natural processes that shape the landscape
- Actions people take to earn a living and generate income ✓
- The study of how glaciers form
- The conservation of wildlife in upland areas
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Exit quiz
- Match the keywords with their definitions.
- economic⇔the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services ✓
- quarrying⇔the process of extracting stone or other materials from a quarry ✓
- forestry⇔the science and practice of planting, managing and caring for forests ✓
- biodiversity⇔the variety of plant and animal life in a particular habitat ✓
- Glaciated upland areas are landscapes shaped by glaciers during the last ______.
- 'glacial maximum' ✓
- Which of the following is a common economic activity in glaciated upland areas?
- Large-scale crop farming
- Tourism and outdoor recreation ✓
- Deep-sea fishing
- Oil drilling
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- Why is large-scale arable farming difficult in glaciated upland areas?
- The soil is too thin and rocky ✓
- There is too much sunshine
- The land is too flat
- There are too many rivers
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- Match the negatives of quarrying in glaciated upland areas with their impacts.
- damage to landscape⇔destroys habitats and reduces biodiversity ✓
- noise and dust pollution⇔affect nearby communities and wildlife ✓
- heavy lorries transporting materials⇔road damage and traffic issues ✓
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Key learning points
- Glaciated upland areas provide opportunities for economic activities.
- Economic activities in glaciated upland areas include tourism, farming, forestry and quarrying.
- Economic activities have positive and negative impacts on glaciated upland areas.
Common misconception
Glaciated upland areas are too harsh for any economic activity.
Even though conditions are harsh, economic activities such as tourism and sheep farming are prevalent.
Keywords
Economic - activities relating to the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services
Quarrying - the process of extracting stone or other materials from a quarry
Forestry - the science and practice of planting, managing and caring for forests
Biodiversity - the variety of plant and animal life in a particular habitat
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