Year 4 - Geography
The landscape of the Lake District
UK region: why is the Lake District a national park?
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Unit Summary
This unit explores the Lake District as a UK National Park. Pupils learn about its landscape, weather and climate, how people live and work there, and the pressures on the environment caused by visitors and land use.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to identify some of the processes that have caused this landscape of mountains and lakes.
Key Notes
- Rocks in the Lake District reveal changes over millions of years
- Mountains, valleys and lakes here have been created by colliding continents, and forces of folding and uplift
- The rocks were shaped by ice sheets and the actions of glaciers
- High rainfall, and deep glacial valleys, means much water can be stored, volcanic rock stops water draining away
Vocabulary To Learn
- erosion: Erosion is the process of Earth's surface, e.g. rock or soil, being worn away and transported from its original site
- tarn: A tarn is a mountain lake or pool.
- volcanic ash: Volcanic ash is made of small pieces of cooled lava and rock thrown into the air when a volcano erupts
- lava: Lava is molten rock that has broken through Earth's surface. When it is still below the surface it is known as magma
- tectonic plates: The huge pieces that Earth's crust is broken into are known as tectonic plates
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Children may think the mountains of the Lake District are volcanoes.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this geography topic using two clear key points.
Rocks in the Lake District reveal changes over millions of years. Mountains, valleys and lakes here have been created by colliding continents, and forces of folding and uplift.
2. Define this geography term and use it in an example. 'erosion'
Erosion is the process of Earth's surface, e.g. rock or soil, being worn away and transported from its original site.
3. Correct this common geography misunderstanding.
Mistake: Children may think the mountains of the Lake District are volcanoes. Correction: The volcanoes which produces the lava and ash that fell onto the Lake District were not the mountains themselves. Volcanic rock formed as a result of nearby volcanic activity.
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