Common land is land where people have shared rights for collective, communal grazing of livestock.

A tradition is something that has been done the same way for a long time

The economy is the way money in a particular area is made through production and trade and how money is spent

Tourism means people travelling to a different place from where they live for a holiday

Quarrying is digging things like rock or sand out of the ground for use

Working in the Lake District

Geography

Our National Parks

Introducing the Lake District

The landscape of the Lake District

Lake District weather and climate

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?

people visiting a place different to where they live for a holiday

digging things like rock or sand out of the ground for use

the way money in a particular area is made

Which is the correct definition for these key words?

How many people have a job in tourism in the Lake District?

What materials do people quarry for in the Lake District?

How much money did tourism bring to the Lake District in 2022?

They like hot sunny holidays on the beach

What type of farming is best suited to the Lake District?

High rainfall in the Lake District is a result of what type of rainfall. Unscramble the letters to help you with the answer.

Air passes over the top of mountains and warms as it descends 

Put these statements describing the causes of rainfall in the Lake District in order.

The Gulf Stream brings warm water to the coast

Why is the Lake Districts climate not as expected for its latitude?

imaginary lines that describe how far north or south a place is

average weather conditions recorded over 30 years

Match the key word to the correct definition.

Starter Quiz

Where is the Lake District in the UK?