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Natural landscape
Refers to the Visible features of the environment
Varies from place to place and form patterns which
can be described/mapped
Climate
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Soils
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Vegetation
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Relief
Height and shape
of the land
Processes that
have formed the
land over
geological time
Climate
Average atmospheric
conditions over a long
period of time
Rainfall, temperature,
sunshine hours,
humidity, wind etc
Soils
Weathered or eroded materials from rocks
Of interest is soil type, fertility, drainage
Vegetation
Plant cover of an area
Vegetation
types and
their distribution
Interaction
Elements of the landscape affect one another in different
ways
As a consequence of interaction the natural landscape of
an area can be seen as a system
Relief
Vegetation
Climate
Interactions in
the
natural
landscape
Direct interaction
Indirect interaction
Soils
Activity
1.
2.
3.
Define natural
landscapes
Define interaction
Study photo and
answer the following
a)
b)
c)
d)
4.
5.
Cultural landscapes
Cultural landscapes
The activities and ways which people have influenced the
landscape are known as its cultural landscape
Cultural features are established by people as they modify the
natural landscape
In order to use it
The main cultural features are (leave two lines between each)
Land use
Transport features
Population and settlement
Land use
Patterns made by people as they use the
land for mining, farming, forestry etc
For example
Altering the vegetation by clearing forests to
make pasture
Transport features
Networks of roads, railways, canals,
shipping lanes, airports etc
Known as infrastructure
Activity
1. Define cultural landscape
2. Study the photograph of The Canterbury Plains
3. Describe 2
natural
features
4. Describe 3
cultural
features
5. Show an
example of
a. Influence of
relief on
climate
b. Influence of
relief on
farming