Mendips Physical Landscape
Examine how the geology and the geomorphological history have created the physical landscape of the Mendip hills.
In this essay I will talk about how physical characteristics, such as the geology and geomorphology have formed the physical landscape of the Mendip hills.
The geology of a particular area can determine the physical landscape, the strength and type of rock that is found in a particular area can determine its physical appearance due to the effects that the earths processes has upon them, such as weathering, erosion and tectonic movements that can affect the physical appearance of the site.
The geomorphological history of an area is very important when trying to explain how the physical landscape of a particular area has been created. …show more content…
An example of this is the Great British Isles moving from close to the equator up to the position that the continents are situated at this current time. This helps us uncover the reasons for many different types of rock formations being in the position that they are today, when they are originally seen in completely opposite climates and conditions.
Background to Mendips:
The Mendip hills are situated on the northern side of the Somerset plain, 30km south of Bristol in south-west of England, they extend from the Estuary of the River Severn all the way across to the Cotswold’s in the east. The Mendips range in size with Black Down being the largest peak at 325 meters high. The Mendips consist of a vast plateau with different valleys and gorges running throughout the hills, both the north and south sides of the Mendip hills are very steep sided.
The Mendips were formed over a very long period of time. The Mendips is an example of an anticlinal fold, this is where the oldest beds of rock are found at the core (British Geological
In this essay I will talk about how physical characteristics, such as the geology and geomorphology have formed the physical landscape of the Mendip hills.
The geology of a particular area can determine the physical landscape, the strength and type of rock that is found in a particular area can determine its physical appearance due to the effects that the earths processes has upon them, such as weathering, erosion and tectonic movements that can affect the physical appearance of the site.
The geomorphological history of an area is very important when trying to explain how the physical landscape of a particular area has been created. …show more content…
An example of this is the Great British Isles moving from close to the equator up to the position that the continents are situated at this current time. This helps us uncover the reasons for many different types of rock formations being in the position that they are today, when they are originally seen in completely opposite climates and conditions.
Background to Mendips:
The Mendip hills are situated on the northern side of the Somerset plain, 30km south of Bristol in south-west of England, they extend from the Estuary of the River Severn all the way across to the Cotswold’s in the east. The Mendips range in size with Black Down being the largest peak at 325 meters high. The Mendips consist of a vast plateau with different valleys and gorges running throughout the hills, both the north and south sides of the Mendip hills are very steep sided.
The Mendips were formed over a very long period of time. The Mendips is an example of an anticlinal fold, this is where the oldest beds of rock are found at the core (British Geological