The landscape of the Lake District
I can identify some of the processes that have caused this landscape of mountains and lakes.
The landscape of the Lake District
I can identify some of the processes that have caused this landscape of mountains and lakes.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Rocks in the Lake District reveal changes over millions of years
- Mountains, valleys and lakes here have been created by colliding continents, and forces of folding and uplift
- The rocks were shaped by ice sheets and the actions of glaciers
- High rainfall, and deep glacial valleys, means much water can be stored, volcanic rock stops water draining away
Keywords
Erosion - Erosion is the process of Earth’s surface, e.g. rock or soil, being worn away and transported from its original site
Tarn - A tarn is a mountain lake or pool.
Volcanic ash - Volcanic ash is made of small pieces of cooled lava and rock thrown into the air when a volcano erupts
Lava - Lava is molten rock that has broken through Earth’s surface. When it is still below the surface it is known as magma
Tectonic plates - The huge pieces that Earth’s crust is broken into are known as tectonic plates
Common misconception
Children may think the mountains of the Lake District are volcanoes.
The volcanoes which produces the lava and ash that fell onto the Lake District were not the mountains themselves. Volcanic rock formed as a result of nearby volcanic activity.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
mountain
settlement
lake
a large area of water surrounded by land
a natural raised part of Earth’s surface that is higher than a hill
a part of a country or the world