Cyclical Landscape Development (Leaving Cert Geography): Flashcards
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Number of main stages in landscape development
Number of main stages in landscape development
Three
Initial landscape in early stage
Initial landscape in early stage
Flat
Process making landscape high & rugged in early stage
Process making landscape high & rugged in early stage
Folding
Type of erosion shaping landscape in middle stage
Type of erosion shaping landscape in middle stage
Vertical erosion
How floodplains are created in middle stage
How floodplains are created in middle stage
Lateral erosion
Slope angle change in middle stage
Slope angle change in middle stage
Decreases constantly
What are peneplains?
What are peneplains?
Areas of flat land
3 processes forming peneplains in late stage
3 processes forming peneplains in late stage
Lateral erosion, mass movement, deposition
Erosion amount at late stage
Erosion amount at late stage
None - base level reached
South Ireland Peneplain location (counties)
South Ireland Peneplain location (counties)
Co. Waterford and Co. Cork
Height range of South Ireland Peneplain
Height range of South Ireland Peneplain
180m to 240m above sea level
Best example of South Ireland Peneplain
Best example of South Ireland Peneplain
Knockmealdown Mountains
Folding that created sandstone base
Folding that created sandstone base
Armorican folding
What wore sandstone down to peneplain?
What wore sandstone down to peneplain?
Ancient river system