Transcript Slide 1

Land use in glaciated uplands.
Land use in glaciated
uplands.
• The Glaciated
uplands can be used
in many different
ways.
• Take 2 minutes and
write down any that
you can think of.
• Write them down
with the reasons
that this landscape
is suited to them
Land use in Glaciated
uplands.
Hillwalking/tourism
Land use in Glaciated
uplands.
Hillwalking/tourism:
•Amazing scenery for
tourist.
•Many great routes for
hillwalker.
Land use in Glaciated
uplands.
Skiing/adventure
sports
Land use in Glaciated
uplands.
Skiing/adventure sports
•The landscape is very
good for this type of
activity. Steep walls and
valleys.
•Lots of snowfall and
glaciers to ski on.
Land use in Glaciated
uplands.
Sheep farming
Land use in Glaciated
uplands.
Sheep farming:
•This is the only type of
farming suitable for the
area.
•Landscape is too steep for
machinery to be used.
•Land can be infertile
Land use in Glaciated
uplands.
Wind Farms
Land use in Glaciated
uplands.
Wind Farms
The area is very windy and
lots of power can be
produced.
Not a lot of people live
there so it is not too much
of a visual pollution.
Land use in Glaciated
uplands.
Hydro-electric power
(HEP)
Land use in Glaciated
uplands.
Hydro-electric power
(HEP):
Valleys are very deep and
can be flooded to create
reservoirs.
Land use in Glaciated
uplands.
Forestry:
The land may not be good
for crop farming but trees
can be planted as they
need little attention or the
use of machinery.
Land use in Glaciated
uplands.
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For each of the activities we listed
make a list of the positives and
negative.
•
Example.
Land use in
Glaciated uplands.
• Are there any activities that cause
problems for one another?
• What ones?
Land use in Glaciated
uplands.
• Land use conflict:
• This is when different people want to
use the same land for different things.
The activities often cause problems for
one another and therefore cause
conflict.
Land use in Glaciated
uplands.
• Scenario:
• You are a politician and you have been
asked to write a report on a new
development in a highland region.
Land use in Glaciated
uplands.
• Scenario:
• The development is to flood a large
U-shaped valley to create a dam and
Hydroelectric power station (HEP).
The valley is used by
hill sheep farmers.
The valley is a
popular hillwallkng
destination.
The valley is home
to some rare species
of bird.
The valley has high
winds and some say
it could have a
wind farm
A HEP power station
would bring many
jobs to local people.
The HEP station could
be used as a
tourist attraction.
HEP would supply all
the villages in the
surrounding area with
power, also having some
to spare.
HEP is a renewable
source of clean energy.
Glaciation and Land
Use:
Land use in the Scottish highland
• Yes or No.
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Should the valley be flooded for HEP?
This needs a developed answer.
Not just Yes………….No…………….
Write your argument down.
You will not get points for straight lifts from
information
• (5KU)
The valley is used by
hill sheep farmers.
The valley is a
popular hillwallkng
destination.
The valley is home
to some rare species
of bird.
The valley has high
winds and some say
it could have a
wind farm
A HEP power station
would bring many
jobs to local people.
The HEP station
(reservoir) could
be used as a
tourist attraction.
HEP would supply all
the villages in the
surrounding area with
power, also having some
to spare.
HEP is a renewable
source of clean energy.
Lesson Starter
• You will see a number of land uses.
• You must write down how you think they
are in conflict with each other.
VS
Lesson Starter
VS
VS
Conservationists
VS
Land use in
glaciated lowlands
Glacial
erosion
Uplands
• How do you think
land can be used in
the lowlands of
glacial deposition?
• Take 2 minutes
and come up with
ideas.
Glacial deposition
Lowlands
Land use in
glaciated lowlands
Settlement
Flat land in the valleys
means that houses can be
built.
Access here is far easier.
(Roads, railways)
Land use in
glaciated lowlands
Crop Farming
•The land is far flatter
and therefore machinery
can be used.
•Some of the land (such as
the boulder clay) can be
very fertile and great for
growing crops.
•Transport is easier too.
Land use in glaciated lowlands
Dairy Farming
The flat land can be used
to farm cows and other
livestock that can’t handle
the steep hills.
Land use in glaciated lowlands
Water recreation
Ribbon lakes are perfect for
recreation. Sailing and
sightseeing are common uses.
Land use in glaciated lowlands
Mining/quarries
•The material is graded into
size and shape.
•The material can be mined in
quarries.
Land use in glaciated lowlands
Problems with the land:
Outwash plain
•The outwash plain is not very
fertile and therefore would
not be used for farming.
•It can be marshy too so not
great for settlement or
transport routes
Land use conflicts:
The Cairngorms national park
• The Cairngorms is an upland area in
North-East Scotland.
• It has been a National Park since 2003
and it is the largest in the UK covering
3800km2.
Land use conflicts:
The Cairngorms national park
Land use conflicts:
The Cairngorms national park
Land use conflicts
The Cairngorms National Park
• The Cairngorms is an area of vast
natural beauty.
• This brings over 1 million visitors per
year to the area.
• The area is also home to 25% of
Britain’s threatened species
• People also live and work there. Around
16,000 people make a living there.
Land use conflicts
The Cairngorms National Park
• Task 1:
• Turn to page 34 in your book.
• Read through the three sections on land
use that is going on in the Cairngorms.
• Write a summary of each one, don’t just
copy them down as it will take too long.
(You have 15 minute)
Land use conflicts
The Cairngorms National Park
• Hillwalking
• Tourism
in the Cairngorms:
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• Climbing
• Skiing
• School trips
Tourism
is extremely
important to the
• Mountain
biking
• Canoeing/Kayaking
• Historical attractions
• Wildlife spotting
• Fishing
• Deer makes
Stalking about 500 million a year
Tourism
• Sightseeing
for the
highlands. Tourism includes
• Photography
Cairngorms!
Land use conflicts
The Cairngorms National Park
• Hillwalking
• Tourism
is great for the area…………..
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• Climbing
• Skiing
• School trips
Or is• Mountain
it?
biking
• Canoeing/Kayaking
• Historical attractions
• Wildlife spotting
Take• Fishing
3 minutes and discuss possible
• Deer Stalking
conflicts
you
could
see
happening,
write
• Sightseeing
them• Photography
down.
Land use conflicts
The Cairngorms National Park
• Re-cap of Cairngorms:
• Last lesson we looked at how the
Cairngorms is being used by people
other than tourists.
• How is it being used?
• What conflicts did we start to see?
Land use conflicts
The Cairngorms National Park
• Tourism in the Task:
• Turn to page 37 of the SG Geog book.
• Make a spider diagram of the conflicts
that are caused by tourism in the
Cairngorm. (15 minutes)
Land use conflicts
The Cairngorms National Park
• You now know some of the problems
that can be caused from land use and
tourism.
• It is very important that those
problems are managed correctly so that
they do not cause major problems.
Land use conflicts
The Cairngorms National Park
• Task:
• Write the heading
“Managing tourism in the Cairngorms”
• Thinking about the problems we know tourism
can cause, what solutions could be put in place
to help manage them? Take a minute to
discuss with the people next to you.
• Can you think of any?
Managing tourism in
the Cairngorms
• Read through the list of solutions that
are on page 38 of the SG Geog books.
• Choose the 5 that you think are the
best and write them in your jotter. For
each one write down why you think it is
good and would work.
What is a
National Park?
• As we have mentioned throughout this
case study the Cairngorms is a
National Park.
• A National Park is a place of
outstanding natural beauty that the
government has decided should be
protected.
National Parks
Land use in the Scottish highland
• Aims of a National Park
• To conserve and enhance the natural and
cultural heritage of the area.
• To promote sustainable use of the natural
resources of the area.
• To promote the public’s understanding and
enjoyment (including recreation) of the area’s
special qualities.
• To promote sustainable economic and social
development of the area’s communities.
National Parks
Land use in the Scottish highland
• Land use in the Cairngorms:
• How can the following land uses in the
Cairngorms be seen to break the aims of a
National park?
• Building car parks and roads.
• Hill walking routes.
• School trips.
Funicular Railway
Land use in the Scottish highland
• Mini debate.
• With the person beside you chose a
number 1 or 2.
• Number 1’s all come to the left of
the room.
• Number 2’s to the right.
• (All take your jotters)
National Parks
Land use in the Scottish highland
• We are going to use the case study
of the Funicular Railway in the
Cairngorms.
• There is some good information on
page 39 of the Geog SG book.
• But you also have the laptops to help
research more on the Cairngorms to
help your argument.
What you may want to look at.
• Number 1’s
• You are for the
Funicular Railway
being built.
• Find out the positives
that it will bring.
• Find out as much as
you can about the
positives of tourism to
the area.
• Does it meet with the
aims of a national park?
• Number 2’s
• You are against the
Funicular Railway.
• Find out the problems
that it may cause.
• Find out some species
that may be affected.
• Find out if it is really
necessary to have it.
• Does it meet with the
aims of a national park?
National Parks
Land use in the Scottish highland
• Cairngorm Mountain Funicular Railway.
• Look at the information on page 39 of the SG Geog
books.
• Read through the information.
• Task:
• Make a list of arguments for and against the funicular
railway.
• Does the building of the railway meet the aims of a
National Park?