Climate change is a large-scale and long-term change in the planet’s climate, including weather patterns and average temperatures

Erosion is the process of Earth’s surface, e.g. rock or soil, being worn away and transported from its original site

If something is sustainable it is able to continue over a long time

The population is the total number of people living in a particular area

A water authority is an organisation that is responsible for the supply of water in a certain area

Pressure on the National Park

Geography

Our National Parks

Introducing the Lake District

The landscape of the Lake District

Lake District weather and climate

Working in the Lake District

This unit provides a foundation for understanding, and making comparisons with, a region of Northern Italy, which also boasts mountains and lakes.

This unit builds on 'The UK: Who are we?' and 'Mountains and volcanoes: What, where and why?' to give pupils the contextual understanding to engage with this regional study of the Lake District, its landscape and its identity as a National Park.

This unit explores the Lake District as a UK National Park. Pupils learn about its landscape, weather and climate, how people live and work there, and the pressures on the environment caused by visitors and land use.

UK region: why is the Lake District a national park?

How many people visited the Lake District in 2022?

How does the population density of the Lake District compare to the average in the UK? 

What pressures do tourists put on the Lake District?

They have rules to manage activity within it.

How does climate change have an impact on the Lake District?

rock or soil, being worn away and transported from its original site.

something that is able to continue over a long time.

large-scale and long-term change in the planet’s climate

Which is the correct definition for these key words?

In the Lake District, which industry employs a large number of people? Unscramble the letters to help you find the answer.

What type of farming is traditional in the Lake District?

Which of these jobs are in the tourism industry?

Which image shows coppicing, a traditional practices in the Lake District?

Protect all areas from any human activity

Encourage people to visit and learn about the area

Which of these are aims of National Parks?

Pressure on the National Park

Lesson outcome