key words 0.0 / 5 ? FunFunFunNone Created by: heywood2003Created on: 30-10-17 16:03 tor a block of granite at the top of a hill 1 of 18 joints a verticle crack within a layer of rock 2 of 18 freeze-thaw the weathering of rocks through repeated heating and thawing 3 of 18 clitter slope a trail of deposited rocks from freeze-thaw weathering 4 of 18 limestone pavement horizontal or sloping area of limestone comprised of large blocks 5 of 18 Grykes verticle blocks enlarged through weathering between blocks in a limestone pavement 6 of 18 clint the large blocks of rocks on a limestone pavement by grykes. 7 of 18 cretaceous period A period of mezosic era from 140 million years ago. 8 of 18 scarp slope a steep slope that cuts through layers of rock underneath. 9 of 18 dip slope land that follows the slope of the land underneath it. 10 of 18 national park A large area of natural land protected by the government for its beauty and animals. 11 of 18 arable The farming of crops like wheat and barley 12 of 18 cultivation using land for agricultural purposes 13 of 18 wildlife corridor a link of wildlife habitat normally native vegitation, which joins two or more large areas of similar wildlife habitat 14 of 18 scrub enchroachment the gradual invasion of bushes due to lack of management 15 of 18 coppices woodland where trees and shrubs are cut back every few years for firewood or timber 16 of 18 biodiversity the variety and number of species living in a specific area 17 of 18 spring-line settlements found where there is a ridge of permeable rock lying over impermeable rock with a line of spring at the boundary between the two layers 18 of 18
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