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Living with the physical environment
Physical Landscapes in the UK
Glacial Landscapes in the UK
Glacial Landscapes in the UK
AQA GCSE Geography (8035) — Living with the physical environment
What You Need to Know
Identify the maximum extent of ice cover across the UK during the last ice age.
Explain glacial processes including freeze-thaw weathering, erosion, movement, and deposition.
Describe the formation of erosional landforms such as corries, arêtes, pyramidal peaks, glacial troughs, and ribbon lakes.
Describe the formation of landforms resulting from transportation and deposition, such as erratics, drumlins, and moraines.
Identify major landforms of erosion and deposition using an example of an upland area in the UK.
Overview economic activities in glaciated upland areas, such as tourism, farming, forestry, and quarrying.
Analyze conflicts between different land uses and between development and conservation.
Evaluate the impacts of tourism and management strategies using an example of a glaciated upland area.
Revision Notes
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Glacial Processes and Landforms of Erosion
32 key terms
2
Glacial Deposition and Identification of Landforms
22 key terms
3
Economic Activity and Management in Glaciated Landscapes
13 key terms
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