Exmoor Mires Project Case Study

Question 1

What area is the Exmoor Mires Restoration

Answer 1

2000ha

Question 2

What did the exmoor restoration project set out to do

Answer 2

Block drainage ditches with peat blocks and moorland bales

Question 3

What proportion of land is woodland or grass in teh Exmoor Mires

Answer 3

80%

Question 4

What % of the exmoor mires is urbanised

Answer 4

0.6%

Question 5

What was the name of the reservoir in the Exmoor mires

Answer 5

Wimbleball reservoir

Question 6

What did the Wimbleball reservoir do in the Exmoor mires

Answer 6

Regulates flow so less flashy hydrograph

Question 7

Drawback to the Wimbleball reservoir

Answer 7

Human error can cause too much to be released and cause flooding

Question 8

How far does the river exe flow for

Answer 8

50 miles

Question 9

What direction does the river exe flow

Answer 9

South

Question 10

Physical characteristics of the Exe’s drainage basin

Answer 10

High elevation so more relief rainfall
More woodland and less agriculture so bigger water store

Question 11

Geological characteristics of the Exe’s drainage basin

Answer 11

Lots of sandstone which is mostly impermeable so little percolation causes water to flow overland or stay on the surface

Question 12

What is the grassland % in the exmoor mires

Answer 12

67%

Question 13

Waht is the water balance equation

Answer 13

P=ET+R+change in S

Question 14

What should you do in a 6 marker analyse

Answer 14

Back up everything you say with manipulated data

Question 15

What amount of carbon is stored in Peat

Answer 15

250GtC