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

Volcanic ash is made of small pieces of cooled lava and rock thrown into the air when a volcano erupts

Lava is molten rock that has broken through Earth’s surface. When it is still below the surface it is known as magma

The huge pieces that Earth’s crust is broken into are known as tectonic plates

The landscape of the Lake District

Geography

Our National Parks

Introducing the Lake District

Lake District weather and climate

Working in the Lake District

Pressure on the National Park

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?

Which of these processes created the mountain landscape in the Lake District?

How did the movement of tectonic plates create the mountains in the Lake District?

They pushed the land upwards to create mountains.

How did glaciers change the Lake District?

What created the lakes in the Lake District?

What type of lakes are created by glaciers. Unscramble the letters to help find the answer.

Put these National Parks in order from north to south.

Which of these are lakes in the Lake District?

Which of these is a settlement, which is a lake and which is a mountain in the Lake District?

What do National Parks aim to do for the natural environment? Unscramble the letters to find the answer.

a natural raised part of Earth’s surface that is higher than a hill

Match the term to the correct definition.

It is also an area which is protected by international agreements.

It is an area where no change can ever take place.

It is an area where nobody can live or work.

The Lake District National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. What does this mean?

Starter Quiz

Put these National Parks in order from north to south.