Physical Landscapes Flashcards
(30 cards)
Landscape
The visible features of an area of land
Uplands
Land that is hilly or mountainous
Foreground
The front part of a view
Land use
What the land is used for.
Eg farming or industry
Physical layer
Rock type and how landscape processes have sculpted the landscape
Biological layer
Soil plants trees etc.
Human layer
Settlements communications farming etc.
Geology
The study of rocks beneath our feet
Rock cycle
Describes how rocks are constantly being changed from one type to another
Limestone pavement
Limestone surface separated by deep cracks
Gryke
A deep crack in the surface of something
Clints
Limestone blocks separated by deep cracks
Weathering
The process that takes place as rocks and other parts of the geosphere are broken down into smaller pieces.
Erosion
The movement of weathered rocks by natural forces
Mechanical weathering
The process of breaking big rocks into little ones
Chemical weathering
Changes of shape or colour caused by various substances
Lowlands
Flat land not much higher than sea level
Igneous
A type of rock formed on the Earth’s surface or deep underground by the cooling of molten rock
Sedimentary
A type of rich formed by the deposition of sediment
Metamorphic
A type of rock that has undergone change due to intense heat and/or pressure
hydraulic action
the power of the water breaking rocks apart
abrasion
rocks and pebbles grind across the sand in a sandpaper fashion
attrition
rocks bump against each other and break apart or become more rounded
solution
water dissolving rocks