Pressure on the National Park
I can explore and explain how human activity is affecting the landscape and identity of the Lake District.
Pressure on the National Park
I can explore and explain how human activity is affecting the landscape and identity of the Lake District.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- The beauty and tranquillity of the Lake District attracts lots of visitors who put pressure on the landscape
- Increased property prices means locals can’t afford to buy or rent homes, threatening traditional ways of life
- Increasing population puts pressure on water authorities with pollution of lakes and waterways
- Climate change causing extreme weather events threatens tourism and farming
- National Parks have special protections in place and many programmes for making them more sustainable
Common misconception
Children may think that sustainability is only about protecting the landscape and environment of the Lake District.
Remind children that sustainability also includes economic sustainability.
Keywords
Climate change - Climate change is a large-scale and long-term change in the planet’s climate, including weather patterns and average temperatures
Erosion - Erosion is the process of Earth’s surface, e.g. rock or soil, being worn away and transported from its original site
Sustainable - If something is sustainable it is able to continue over a long time
Population - The population is the total number of people living in a particular area
Water authority - A water authority is an organisation that is responsible for the supply of water in a certain area
Licence
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Starter quiz
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Exit quiz
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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