Lake district- upland landscape

Question 1

What kind of valleys did glaciers create in the Lake District?

Answer 1

Deep U shaped valleys that are now filled by lakes

Question 2

What are misfits?

Answer 2

Small rivers that flow through U valleys, rather than glaciers

Question 3

What do misfits deposit, and what does this cause?

Answer 3

They deposit silt and mud known as alluvium
This makes the valley bottom fertile for farming

Question 4

What makes the ground rough in the Lake District?

Answer 4

Rock fragments called scree

Question 5

What does scree consist of and how is it made?

Answer 5

Angular rock pieces created through freeze-thaw weathering

Question 6

What two rapid slope processes affect valley sides?

Answer 6

Rockfalls and landslides

Question 7

What are rockfalls?

Answer 7

When scree fragments move easily

Question 8

What are landslides?

Answer 8

When rain adds to the weight of weathered rock, causing it to fall easily

Question 9

What slower processes occur in the Lake District?

Answer 9

Slope processes, particularly soil creep