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GCSE Geography: Glacial landscapes in the UK

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  1. Name the two glacial erosion processes.

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    Abrasion and plucking.

  2. Name the two ways glaciers move and transport material.

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    Rotational slip and bulldozing.

  3. What are the two types of sediment deposited by glaciers?

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    Till and outwash.

  4. ? weathering is the weathering process associated with glacial landscapes.

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    Freeze-thaw

  5. Give three glacial landforms formed by erosion.

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    Any three of: corries, arêtes, pyramidal peaks, truncated spurs, glacial troughs, ribbon lakes, hanging valleys.

  6. Give three glacial landforms formed by transportation and deposition.

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    Erratics, drumlins and moraines.

  7. Name the four main economic activities in UK glaciated upland areas.

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    Tourism, farming, forestry and quarrying.

  8. What two factors affect the rate of urbanisation?

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    Migration (explained by push–pull theory) and natural increase.

  9. The theory used to explain migration to cities is ? theory.

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    push–pull

  10. What do the abbreviations HIC, LIC and NEE stand for?

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    Higher income country, lower income country and newly emerging economy.

  11. What is the environmental opportunity created by urban change in UK cities?

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    Urban greening.

  12. Name three features of sustainable urban living.

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    Water and energy conservation, waste recycling, and creating green space.

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