Processes creating distinctive landscapes
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can explain how distinctive upland and lowland landscapes result from physical processes and human activity.
Key learning points
- Physical processes shape landforms through interaction with geology.
- Weathering, rivers and slope processes shape the land.
- Climate affects the formation of landscapes over time.
- Human activity also changes how landscapes look and function.
Keywords
Weathering - the breakdown or disintegration of rocks at or near Earth's surface
Erosion - process where material is worn away and removed by the action of rivers, wind, ice and waves
Slope processes - processes that move material downslope due to gravity
Climate - the long-term average of weather over a 30-year period
Human activity - actions like farming, forestry and building that alter landscapes
Common misconception
Weathering and erosion are the same process.
Weathering breaks down rocks in place without movement, while erosion involves the removal and transport of that material by wind, water, ice, or gravity.
Teacher tip
Use of GIS could be used to investigate different lowland and upland areas to consider the processes involved in their development. A good understanding of key processes will help ideas to be developed in this lesson.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the term to its definition.
Formed from cooled molten magma
Made from compacted sediment layers
Changed by heat and pressure
Study of Earth's structure
Q2.Which process shaped upland landscapes in the UK 20 000 years ago?
Q3.What is a landscape?
Q4.Which of these landforms are created by river erosion?
Q5.Which process does not move rock material?
Q6.Which landform is created by river deposition?
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Match the keywords to their definitions.
Rock breakdown without movement
Long-term average weather over 30 years
Movement of material downslope
Q2. breaks down rock in place, without transporting it.
Q3.What happens during freeze-thaw weathering?
Q4.Some people think weathering and erosion are the same. What’s the key difference?
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