UK upland, lowland & river systems

The UK has a number of different landscapes.

Identify which region has the largest area of metamorphic rock.

Name one type of igneous rock.

Study Figure 1 in the Resource Booklet.

Identify the feature located at 882511.

Identify one feature of the relief (shape of the land) in grid square 8951.

Explain one reason why lowland areas are often made of sedimentary rocks.

The UK’s landscape is made up of different rock types.

Study Figure 1a in the Resource Booklet.

Identify the rock type shown in Figure 1a.

Study Figure 1b in the Resource Booklet.

Calculate the width of the valley between X and Y.

Answer to one decimal place.

You must show your working in the space below.

Identify the feature located in grid square 2407.

Explain one way in which weathering affects landscapes.

The UK’s landscape is made up of different rock types.

Identify which one of the following is an igneous rock.

State one characteristic of igneous rocks.

Study Figure 1 in the Resource Booklet.

Identify the type of woodland in grid square 7084.

Name the settlement at 723828.

Explain one way that geology has affected the development of UK landscapes.

UK landscapes are constantly being changed by different processes.

Name one type of metamorphic rock.

State one characteristic of a sedimentary rock.

Explain one reason why igneous rocks often have large crystals.

Study Figure 1a in the Resource Booklet.

Figure 1b below is a cross section from 750586 to 790586.

Height above
Height above sea level (metres) Y sea level (metres)

Identify the land use at X.

Identify the settlement at Y.

The UK’s landscape is made up of different rock types.

Identify which one of the following is a metamorphic rock.

State one characteristic of a metamorphic rock.

Study Figure 1 in the Resource Booklet.

Calculate the distance along the line between X and Y.

You must show your working in the space below.

Answer to one decimal place.

Suggest one reason why there are few settlements in the area shown in Figure 1.

You must use map evidence in your answer.

UK landscapes consist of a range of different rock types.

State one example of a sedimentary rock.

Identify one characteristic of a sedimentary rock.

Study Figure 1 in the Resource Booklet.

Describe the relief of the landscape in grid square A.

Explain one way in which forestry can affect the landscape.

The UK’s physical landscape is made up of different rock types.

Study Figure 1 in the Resource Booklet.

Identify rock type X.

State one characteristic of a sedimentary rock.

Explain one reason why areas of igneous rock are usually upland.

Study the Ordnance Survey (OS) map extract.

Identify the main type of woodland in grid square 9047.

Identify the six figure grid reference for the summit of Bossington Hill.

UK landscapes are made up of different rock types.

Identify one example of an igneous rock.

State one characteristic of igneous rocks.

Freeze thaw is an example of a weathering process.

State one other weathering process that affects the landscape.

Study Figure 1 below.

Label the landform feature Y shown on Figure 1.

A geological cross-section through a lowland (sedimentary) landscape

Explain one reason why a stream is found at Z.