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Conflicts in glaciated upland areas

I can understand how conflicts may exist between different land uses and between development and conservation in glaciated upland areas.

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Conflicts in glaciated upland areas

I can understand how conflicts may exist between different land uses and between development and conservation in glaciated upland areas.

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Key learning points

  1. Conflicts can exist between different land uses in glaciated upland areas.
  2. Conflicts can exist between development and conservation in glaciated upland areas.

Keywords

  • Conflict - tensions between people or activities with opposing views or impacts

  • Development - usually involving landscape change, for example, road building or new houses

  • Conservation - preserving the natural or built environment, usually with minimal change

  • Stakeholder - individuals or groups with an interest or concern in a particular issue

Common misconception

Land use conflicts in glacial areas only concern conservationists and developers.

Land use conflicts are much more complex. While conservation groups and developers often have opposing views, there are other stakeholders involved, such as local communities, local governments, farmers, and tourism operators.


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Allow groups of students to research a development scenario from a specific stakeholder's viewpoint. This could lead to a class debate/discussion to deepen their understanding of the reasons for conflict.
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6 Questions

Q1.
How do glaciers erode the landscape?
Correct answer: Abrasion
Correct answer: Plucking
Folding
Weathering
Q2.
What is an erratic?
Correct answer: A large boulder carried and deposited by a glacier
A type of glacier
A steep valley created by ice
A small mountain lake
Q3.
Which of the following is an example of a glaciated landscape?
The Jurassic Coast
The Norfolk broads
Correct answer: Snowdonia National Park
Q4.
What is conflict?
A peaceful agreement between different groups
Correct answer: A disagreement or clash between people or groups with different interests
A type of landscape feature found in upland areas
A process where glaciers shape the land
Q5.
What term describes a ridge formed between two corries?
Drumlin
Correct answer: Arete
Pothole
Q6.
Put the following steps in the correct order (1-4) to show how freeze-thaw weathering occurs:
1 - Water enters cracks in the rock.
2 - Water freezes, expands by around 9%, and puts pressure on the rock.
3 - Ice thaws, releasing pressure, and the process repeats over time.
4 - The rock weakens and eventually breaks apart.

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4 Questions

Q1.
Match the keywords and their definitions.
Correct Answer:conflict,tensions between people or activities with opposing views or impacts
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tensions between people or activities with opposing views or impacts

Correct Answer:development,usually involving landscape change, e.g. road building or new houses
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usually involving landscape change, e.g. road building or new houses

Correct Answer:conservation,preserving the natural or built environment, with minimal change
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preserving the natural or built environment, with minimal change

Correct Answer:stakeholders,individuals or groups with an interest/concern in a particular issue
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individuals or groups with an interest/concern in a particular issue

Q2.
What is the main cause of conflict in glaciated upland areas?
The destruction of glaciers
Correct answer: The competition between different land uses
The lack of tourism in these areas
The rise in temperatures due to climate change
Q3.
Why might local residents in glaciated upland areas have conflicts with tourists?
Tourists often bring new job opportunities
Tourists help protect the landscape
Correct answer: Tourists can cause congestion, littering, and footpath erosion
Tourists always respect the environment
Q4.
Why might conservationists and farmers disagree in glaciated upland areas?
Farmers want to protect wildlife, conservationists want to farm more
Correct answer: Farmers need land for grazing, conservationists want to protect biodiversity
Conservationists prefer urban areas over glaciated landscapes
There is no conflict between conservationists and farmers