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The landscape of the Lake District

I can identify some of the processes that have caused this landscape of mountains and lakes.

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Year 4

The landscape of the Lake District

I can identify some of the processes that have caused this landscape of mountains and lakes.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Rocks in the Lake District reveal changes over millions of years
  2. Mountains, valleys and lakes here have been created by colliding continents, and forces of folding and uplift
  3. The rocks were shaped by ice sheets and the actions of glaciers
  4. 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.

If children have no prior knowledge of tectonic plates you may wish to spend some time introducing this concept to them. It is also worth pointing out that when these processes occurred countries were not in their current position. In fact the Lake District was once located south of the equator!
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Lesson video

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6 Questions

Q1.
Put these National Parks in order from north to south.
1 - Cairngorms
2 - Lake District
3 - Peak District
4 - New Forest
Q2.
Which of these are lakes in the Lake District?
Scafell Pike
Correct answer: Windermere
Keswick
Correct answer: Bassenthwaite Lake
Q3.
Which of these is a settlement, which is a lake and which is a mountain in the Lake District?
Correct Answer:Helvellyn,mountain

mountain

Correct Answer:Keswick,settlement

settlement

Correct Answer:Windermere,lake

lake

Q4.
What do National Parks aim to do for the natural environment? Unscramble the letters to find the answer.
1 - P
2 - R
3 - O
4 - T
5 - E
6 - C
7 - T
Q5.
Match the term to the correct definition.
Correct Answer:lake,a large area of water surrounded by land

a large area of water surrounded by land

Correct Answer:mountain,a natural raised part of Earth’s surface that is higher than a hill

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

Correct Answer:region,a part of a country or the world

a part of a country or the world

Q6.
The Lake District National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. What does this mean?
Correct answer: 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.

6 Questions

Q1.
Which of these processes created the mountain landscape in the Lake District?
Earthquakes
Correct answer: Volcanic activity
Correct answer: Erosion by glaciers
Correct answer: Collision of tectonic plates
Q2.
What do geologists study?
Correct answer: Rocks
Human bodies
Plants and flowers
Q3.
How did the movement of tectonic plates create the mountains in the Lake District?
Correct answer: They collided
The moved apart
The moved alongside each other
Q4.
How did glaciers change the Lake District?
Correct answer: They created U shaped valleys.
They pushed the land upwards to create mountains.
They did not change the landscape.
Q5.
What created the lakes in the Lake District?
rivers
Correct answer: glaciers
volcanoes
Q6.
What type of lakes are created by glaciers. Unscramble the letters to help find the answer.
1 - R
2 - I
3 - B
4 - B
6 - O
7 - N