Geology & UK Landscapes (Edexcel GCSE Geography A): Exam Questions

Study Figure 1b in the Resource Booklet.

Calculate the width of the valley between X and Y.

Answer to one decimal place.

You must show your working in the space below.

............................... km

Identify the feature located in grid square 2407.

Explain one way in which weathering affects landscapes

The UK’s landscape is made up of different rock types.

Identify which one of the following is an igneous rock.

State one characteristic of igneous rocks.

Figure 1

A lowland landscape in Oxfordshire, England

Study Figure 1 in the Resource Booklet.

Identify the type of woodland in grid square 7084.

Name the settlement at 723828.

Explain one way that geology has affected the development of UK landscapes

UK landscapes are constantly being changed by different processes.

Name one type of metamorphic rock.

State one characteristic of a sedimentary rock.

Explain one reason why igneous rocks often have large crystals.

Figure 1a

An area in Devon, England

Key for Figure 1a

Study Figure 1a in the Resource Booklet.

Figure 1b below is a cross section from 750586 to 790586.

Identify the land use at X.

Identify the settlement at Y.