UK Landscapes
Overview
We study 2 landscapes of the UK; Coasts and rivers. We study their landforms, process and management strategies.
Example Key Words - Coasts
Erosion
The breakdown of material during movement
Weathering
The breakdown of material in situ
Mass Movement
The large-scale movement of material due to gravity
Transportation
Movement of material in water
Stack
A pillar of rock isolated from the headland
Headland
section of land that juts out to sea
Fundamental British values
Tolerance – we look at cost benefit analysis in this topic and explore ideas of value. What land is worth protecting from coastal erosion and what is not? This allows students to develop empathy and see how a perspective they don’t necessarily agree with still must be tolerated.
Cultural Capital
Here we are looking at the changing coastline of the UK and discover places that are under threat and in need of protection and hear peoples story of loss around the UK.
UN Rights of the Child
6 – life, survival, and development
8 – protection and preservation of identify
Example Key Words - Rivers
Soft Engineering
management of a river that works with natural processes
Hard Engineering
management of a river that works against natural processes
Meander
bend in a river
Estuary
where a river meets the sea
Source
start of a river
Watershed
the area separating two drainage basins
Fundamental British values
Mutual respect – We look at times where a river floods and causes widespread impact. This brings communities together. We also see decisions about what places to protect from flooding and which ones to not which requires a level of respect for all communities.
Cultural Capital
This topic is giving students the chance to explore landscapes across the UK that they may have never seen such as waterfalls, gorges and interlocking spurs.
UN Rights of the Child
6 – life, survival, and development
8 – protection and preservation of identify
3 – Best interest of the child
27 – Adequate standard of living
External Links
- Physical landscapes in the UK – glaciers, rivers and relief – Physical landscapes in the UK – AQA – GCSE Geography Revision – AQA – BBC Bitesize
- Coastal landscapes in the UK – GCSE Geography Revision – AQA – BBC Bitesize
- River landscapes in the UK – GCSE Geography Revision – AQA – BBC Bitesize
- BBC One – Human Planet, Human Planet Gallery – Human Planet: Rivers / Mekong River, Laos