Geography · GCSE · AQA · AQA GCSE Geography (8035) · Specification point · 3.1.3.4 · Living with the physical environment · Section C: Physical landscapes in the UK
3.1.3.4 Glacial landscapes in the UK
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Ice was a powerful force in shaping the physical landscape of the UK. | Maximum extent of ice cover across the UK during the last ice age. Glacial processes:
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Distinctive glacial landforms result from different physical processes. | Characteristics and formation of landforms resulting from erosion – corries, arêtes, pyramidal peaks, truncated spurs, glacial troughs, ribbon lakes and hanging valleys. Characteristics and formation of landforms resulting from transportation and deposition – erratics, drumlins, types of moraine. An example of an upland area in the UK affected by glaciation to identify its major landforms of erosion and deposition. |
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Glaciated upland areas provide opportunities for different economic activities, and management strategies can be used to reduce land use conflicts.
An overview of economic activities in glaciated upland areas – tourism, farming, forestry and quarrying. Conflicts between different land uses, and between development and conservation. An example of a glaciated upland area in the UK used for tourism to show:
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