Pressure on the National Park
I can explore and explain how human activity is affecting the landscape and identity of the Lake District.
Pressure on the National Park
I can explore and explain how human activity is affecting the landscape and identity of the Lake District.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- The beauty and tranquillity of the Lake District attracts lots of visitors who put pressure on the landscape
- Increased property prices means locals can’t afford to buy or rent homes, threatening traditional ways of life
- Increasing population puts pressure on water authorities with pollution of lakes and waterways
- Climate change causing extreme weather events threatens tourism and farming
- National Parks have special protections in place and many programmes for making them more sustainable
Keywords
Climate change - Climate change is a large-scale and long-term change in the planet’s climate, including weather patterns and average temperatures
Erosion - Erosion is the process of Earth’s surface, e.g. rock or soil, being worn away and transported from its original site
Sustainable - If something is sustainable it is able to continue over a long time
Population - The population is the total number of people living in a particular area
Water authority - A water authority is an organisation that is responsible for the supply of water in a certain area
Common misconception
Children may think that sustainability is only about protecting the landscape and environment of the Lake District.
Remind children that sustainability also includes economic sustainability.
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Starter quiz
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Exit quiz
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rock or soil, being worn away and transported from its original site.
something that is able to continue over a long time.
large-scale and long-term change in the planet’s climate