Lake District (Glaciation) Flashcards
1
Q
Name six different land uses in the Lake District
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- Farming
- Water resources
- Quarrying
- Tourism
- Forestry
- Settlement
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2
Q
Water resources
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- Used by Greater Manchester and Sellafield for power plant
- Demand for water increasing
- Reliable, heavy rain
- Many reservoirs
- Not too far from connotations
3
Q
Settlement
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- Densely populated
- Depopulation in remotest parts
- Some towns and villages the population is rising
- New housing
4
Q
Farming
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- Podzol are leached by heavy rain
- Steep slopes - machinery use is difficult
- Cold temperature - short growing season
- Remote
- Cattle grazing - too marshy to grow crops
5
Q
Forestry
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- 11% is forest
- Doesn’t cause too many conflicts with other land users
- Reduces soil erosion on steep slopes
6
Q
Quarrying
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- Slate quarries in the past - few remain today
- Some limestone quarries
7
Q
Impact of tourism on traffic
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- Worst at weekend
- Long twisty roads
- Congestion increases costs of traffic
- 25% of tourists reported overcrowding spoilt their visit
8
Q
Solutions to traffic problems
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- Build new roads - by passes
- Widen roads
- Park and ride schemes
- ban heavy lorries
9
Q
Benefits of tourism to farming
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+ Farmhouse tees
+ Self catering accommodation
+ Campsites
10
Q
Problems of tourism to farming
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- Dogs disturb sheep
- Taking wide bay along narrow roads
- Driving past flock of sheep along road
11
Q
Issues tourists have with farming
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- Letting dogs run off lead
- Walking on public footpath across hay meadows
- Driving past sheep quickly
12
Q
Impact of tourism on house prices
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- 20% of all dwellings in LDNP are second / holiday homes
- Beautiful scenery
- Disposable income
13
Q
Impact of tourism on employment
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- Seasonal
- Low paid
- Low skilled
14
Q
Impact of tourism on landscape
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- Footpath erosion
Where slope is steeper than 10 degrees
Where soil is impermeable and waterlogged
15
Q
Stages of footpath erosion
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- Good vegetation cover, with roots binding soil particles together
- Soil compacts during trampling, shallow gulley forms, soil particles are washed away as water will run overland, vegetation dies away, fewer roots = more soil particles washed away
- All vegetation dies, gulley forms and acts as a channel for water running off the fell, more soil washed away and underlying rock exposed
- Deeper gulley and people will walk on the grass instead of path as it is uncomfortable and this will widen the gulley
