Physical Landscapes in The UK

UK Physical Landscapes
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1. Area of the UK is A map of the Basic
242,495 km² N
physical Geography of
2. 874 miles between Land's
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the UK
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3. The British Isles has over
6,000 Islands, of which only
136 are inhabited John o’ Groats S
4. Ben Nevis is the Highest SCOTLAND Approximate
Peak in Scotland at 1345m SCALE
5. The top 75 peaks in the Spe

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North West
British Isles are ALL in Highlands Ben Nevis
Scotland Grampians
6. Snowden is the highest peak
in Wales at 1085m Southern Tweed Cheviots
Uplands
7. Scafell Pike is the highest
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UK Relief, Rivers and Landscapes
Objectives Outcomes
• To know a range of physical • A spider diagram of
environments in the UK landscapes in the UK
• To know the distribution of • A paragraph describing the
upland areas and rivers location of physical
across the UK environments in the UK
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UK Relief, Rivers and
Landscapes
Describe the
distribution of the UK’s
upland and lowland
areas shown on the
map. Be sure to
mention compass
points and country
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names in your response
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UK Relief, Rivers and Landscapes
What types of
landscapes
does the UK
have –
produce a
spider
diagram
using the
images on
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the video.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?t
=97&v=kSfRS7fYRZg
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A map of the Basic
UK Relief, Rivers physical Geography of
the UK W E
and Landscapes
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Use your outline SCOTLAND Approximate
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map to complete N
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the labelling of
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the major
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Britain’s main upland
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A map of the Basic
physical Geography of UK Relief, Rivers
W E
the UK and Landscapes
John o’ Groats S Describe the
SCOTLAND Approximate
distribution of
SCALE physical landscapes
North West
Highlands Spe
y 0 100km in the UK, mention
Ben Nevis river and upland area
Grampians names and compass
Southern
points
Tweed Cheviots
Uplands
Tyne Pennines
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Cumbrian
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areas above 250m ASL Exmoor
can be found…
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Skills Practise
X Using the map opposite answer the following
North West questions:
Highlands
1. Give the compass directions;
a) From The Hebrides to the Pennines
Grampians
b) From The River Thames to the River Mersey
Tweed
Southern
Uplands
Z c) From the Orkney Islands to the River Tweed
Pennines
2. Use the scale to measure the following
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en
Tees North Yorkshire

straight-line distances
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a) From Middlesbrough to Exeter (the Tees Exe
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wen
Mersey
Line!)
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Snowdonia
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Wye
Avon
3. Provide the latitude and longitude of;
Thames
a) X
Dartmoor
b) Y
Y P h y ofs the
c) The mouth i River
c a lTweed (Z)
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• 1. Give the compass directions;
• a) From The Hebrides to the Pennines South East
• b) From The River Thames to the River Mersey
• c) From the Orkney Islands to the River Tweed
• 2. Use the scale to measure the following straight-line

distances
• a) From Middlesbrough to Exeter (the Tees Exe Line!)
6cm X 125 = 750km
• b) From X (John O’Groats) to Y (Lands end)
• c) From Liverpool to Kingston upon Hull
• 3. Provide the latitude and longitude of;

• a) X
• b) Y 58°40’N 3 °W
• c) The mouth of the River Tweed (Z)
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• 4. Describe where the upland areas of the UK are.

•
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Review – make a list of 3 physical landscapes of the UK
that you would now like to visit and give a reason why
1.
2.
3.
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5. The top 75 peaks in the Spe

names in your response

Atlas to help you

Scafell Pike Tees North Yorkshire

Tees North Yorkshire

• b) From The River Thames to the River Mersey

• c) From the Orkney Islands to the River Tweed

• 2. Use the scale to measure the following straight-line

• c) From Liverpool to Kingston upon Hull

• 3. Provide the latitude and longitude of;

• 4. Describe where the upland areas of the UK are.

advance by Http://www.coolgeography.co.uk in writing;

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