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GCSE Geography: Glacial landscapes in the UK
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Name the two glacial erosion processes.
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Abrasion and plucking.
Name the two ways glaciers move and transport material.
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Rotational slip and bulldozing.
What are the two types of sediment deposited by glaciers?
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Till and outwash.
? weathering is the weathering process associated with glacial landscapes.
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Freeze-thaw
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.
Give three glacial landforms formed by transportation and deposition.
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Erratics, drumlins and moraines.
Name the four main economic activities in UK glaciated upland areas.
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Tourism, farming, forestry and quarrying.
What two factors affect the rate of urbanisation?
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Migration (explained by push–pull theory) and natural increase.
The theory used to explain migration to cities is ? theory.
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push–pull
What do the abbreviations HIC, LIC and NEE stand for?
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Higher income country, lower income country and newly emerging economy.
What is the environmental opportunity created by urban change in UK cities?
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Urban greening.
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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