Valley Glaciation Case Study - Lake District

Question 1

How many glaciations has the Lake District experienced in the last 1 million years?

Answer 1

Over 20.

Question 2

What is the name of the major ridge in the Lake District, and how long and tall is it?

Answer 2

Helvellyn, which is an 11km ridge and over 600m tall.

Question 3

What is the name of the major arete on Helvellyn?

Answer 3

Striding Edge

Question 4

At what height is the pyramidal peak on Helvellyn?

Answer 4

950m.

Question 5

What is the name of the major corrie lake on Helvellyn?

Answer 5

Red Tarn.

Question 6

What is the name of the ribbon lake in the Glenridding valley?

Answer 6

Ullswater.

Question 7

What is the name of the roche moutonnee in the middle of the Glenridding valley ribbon lake?

Answer 7

Norfolk Island.

Question 8

What size are the drumlins and where are they located in the Lake District?

Answer 8

South of Kendal and 50-125m tall.

Question 9

What is the name and distance travelled of the major erratics in the Lake District?

Answer 9

Borrowdale volcanic erratics at 30km to the South East.