Geography - Changing UK Landscapes

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Sedimentary rocks are formed in layers called beds and often contain fossils. Examples are sandstone and chalk.
Chalk is made up of calcium carbonate, and is prone to chemical weathering. Sandstone is made of small grains and is hard, resistant to weathering but is permeable.
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Igneous rocks are hard and formed of crystals so are resistant and impermeable. Examples are granite and basalt.
Granite is affected by chemical weathering and are boggy. Basalt is a grey rock made from small crystals.
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Metamorphic rocks are formed by heat and pressure. Examples are schist and slate.
Slate is formed from mudstone at convergent plate boundaries. Schist is formed at higher pressure at the same plate boundary.
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The north-western UK is mainly harder igneous and metamorphic rocks, forming upland landscapes.
The south-eastern UK is mainly softer sedimentary rocks, forming lowland landscapes.
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Humans build drainage ditches to drain water from land to allow crops to grow.
Upland landscapes
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Granite is affected by chemical weathering and are boggy. Basalt is a grey rock made from small crystals.

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Igneous rocks are hard and formed of crystals so are resistant and impermeable. Examples are granite and basalt.

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Slate is formed from mudstone at convergent plate boundaries. Schist is formed at higher pressure at the same plate boundary.

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The south-eastern UK is mainly softer sedimentary rocks, forming lowland landscapes.

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Upland landscapes

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