tensions between people or activities with opposing views or impacts

usually involving landscape change, for example, road building or new houses

preserving the natural or built environment, usually with minimal change

individuals or groups with an interest or concern in a particular issue

Conflicts in glaciated upland areas

Geography

Ice-shaping processes

Glacial landforms resulting from erosion and deposition

An example of an upland glaciated landscape in the UK: North Wales

Economic activities in glaciated upland areas

An example of a glaciated upland area used for tourism

Using GIS to visualise glaciated landforms in upland areas

This unit, comprising of three variants, teaches pupils about processes and landforms associated with coastal, river and glacial landscapes. Pupils will learn about the formative processes involved in creating distinctive landforms and of the need for management.

Coastal, river and glacial landscapes

usually involving landscape change, e.g. road building or new houses

preserving the natural or built environment, with minimal change

individuals or groups with an interest/concern in a particular issue

Match the keywords and their definitions.

The competition between different land uses

The rise in temperatures due to climate change

What is the main cause of conflict in glaciated upland areas?

Tourists often bring new job opportunities

Tourists can cause congestion, littering, and footpath erosion

Why might local residents in glaciated upland areas have conflicts with tourists?

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

Why might conservationists and farmers disagree in glaciated upland areas?

A large boulder carried and deposited by a glacier

Which of the following is an example of a glaciated landscape?

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

What term describes a ridge formed between two corries?

Water freezes, expands by around 9%, and puts pressure on the rock.

Ice thaws, releasing pressure, and the process repeats over time.

The rock weakens and eventually breaks apart.

Put the following steps in the correct order (1-4) to show how freeze-thaw weathering occurs:

Starter Quiz

How do glaciers erode the landscape?