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GCSE Geography (AQA) — UK landscapes: glaciation: 49 practice questions

49 original GCSE Geography (AQA) questions on UK landscapes: glaciation, each with an explanation and its source. Topics: Glacial erosion and landforms, Tourism, land-use conflict and management, Glacial erosion, Corrie formation, U-shaped valley, Moraine, Glacial landscape legacy, Drumlin orientation, Moraine evidence, Landscape management, National landscape designation, Geodiversity, Aspect, snowdrift and cirque location, Abrasion and striated bedrock, Basal sliding and internal deformation, Equilibrium-line altitude, Bulldozing at a glacier snout, Rotational slip within a corrie, Arête formation between corries, Pyramidal peak and corrie number, Contour evidence of a glacial trough, Truncated spurs, Ice flow through the ablation zone, Ribbon lake and overdeepened basin, Roche moutonnée asymmetry, Maximum extent of UK ice cover, Medial moraine formation, Field measurement of drumlin shape, Outwash plain sorting, Measuring drumlin elongation, Erratic provenance, Moraine ridges and former ice margins, Post-glacial isostatic adjustment, Seasonal accumulation and ablation, Glacial-lake outburst flood pathway, Route planning on a glacial valley side, Tourism and glacial landscape employment, Visitor pressure and path erosion, Hydroelectricity and landscape conservation, Upland farming constraints, Vegetation succession on deglaciated ground, Glacial landscape management choices, Glacial trough long profile, Esker formation by subglacial meltwater, Glacial processes and landform assemblage, Ground-checking mapped glacial landforms, Glacial weathering versus erosion, Ice thickness and valley modification, Glacial erosion and depositional evidence. One free sample is below; the rest of the questions are available with a paid plan.

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Q1 Glacial erosion and landforms

A former glaciated valley has steep sides and a broad, relatively flat floor. Which process combination best explains this cross-profile?

  1. Wind deflation lowered the valley floor while river meanders cut back its sides.
  2. Longshore drift deposited sediment between headlands to build up a flat floor.
  3. A glacier eroded and widened a pre-existing river valley by abrasion and plucking.
  4. A river deepened a narrow V-shaped channel by vertical erosion, without widening it much.
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Answer: C. Glacial erosion can widen and deepen a pre-existing river valley, producing a U-shaped cross-profile with steep sides and a broad floor. Abrasion and plucking are key glacial erosion processes in the AQA specification.

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Topics in UK landscapes: glaciation

  • Glacial erosion and landforms 1
  • Tourism, land-use conflict and management 1
  • Glacial erosion 1
  • Corrie formation 1
  • U-shaped valley 1
  • Moraine 1
  • Glacial landscape legacy 1
  • Drumlin orientation 1
  • Moraine evidence 1
  • Landscape management 1
  • National landscape designation 1
  • Geodiversity 1
  • Aspect, snowdrift and cirque location 1
  • Abrasion and striated bedrock 1
  • Basal sliding and internal deformation 1
  • Equilibrium-line altitude 1
  • Bulldozing at a glacier snout 1
  • Rotational slip within a corrie 1
  • Arête formation between corries 1
  • Pyramidal peak and corrie number 1
  • Contour evidence of a glacial trough 1
  • Truncated spurs 1
  • Ice flow through the ablation zone 1
  • Ribbon lake and overdeepened basin 1
  • Roche moutonnée asymmetry 1
  • Maximum extent of UK ice cover 1
  • Medial moraine formation 1
  • Field measurement of drumlin shape 1
  • Outwash plain sorting 1
  • Measuring drumlin elongation 1
  • Erratic provenance 1
  • Moraine ridges and former ice margins 1
  • Post-glacial isostatic adjustment 1
  • Seasonal accumulation and ablation 1
  • Glacial-lake outburst flood pathway 1
  • Route planning on a glacial valley side 1
  • Tourism and glacial landscape employment 1
  • Visitor pressure and path erosion 1
  • Hydroelectricity and landscape conservation 1
  • Upland farming constraints 1
  • Vegetation succession on deglaciated ground 1
  • Glacial landscape management choices 1
  • Glacial trough long profile 1
  • Esker formation by subglacial meltwater 1
  • Glacial processes and landform assemblage 1
  • Ground-checking mapped glacial landforms 1
  • Glacial weathering versus erosion 1
  • Ice thickness and valley modification 1
  • Glacial erosion and depositional evidence 1

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