Rocks Resources and Scenery: Module Sheet
Key Ideas
Key Questions
Geological time is on a
different scale from human
time
1. What is the geological timescale?
2. Where do granite, carboniferous limestone and chalk and
clay fit on this timeline?
Rocks belong to one of three
groups. Their formation is
linked to the rock cycle
3. What are the characteristics and formation of:
 Igneous
 Sedimentary
 Metamorphic
 Location in the UK
 How are they linked? (Rock cycle)
4. What is weathering?
 Mechanical (freeze thaw weathering/ exfoliation)
 Chemical (solution/carbonation)
 Biological
Rocks are susceptible to
weathering. The type of
weathering that is most
effective is determined by the
composition of the rock and
the climate
Different rocks create
5. How did the different rock landscapes form?
contrasting landforms and
6. What are their characteristics?
landscapes- a study of
granite, chalk and clay and
carboniferous limestone
CASE STUDY:
Name the example of “a granite landscape”:
Granite
(formation and characteristics: Tors/moorland)
CASE STUDY:
Chalk and Clay
Name the example of “a chalk and clay landscape”:
(formation and characteristics: escarpments/vales/dry
valleys/spring lines)
CASE STUDY:
Carboniferous Limestone
Name the example of “a carboniferous landscape”:
(formation and characteristics: surface features- limestone
pavement/swallow holes/ dry valleys/ resurgence/ limestone
gorges, underground features: caverns/ stalactites/ stalagmites/
pillars/ curtains)
Granite, Chalk and clay and
carboniferous limestone
provide resources to extract,
land to farm on and unique
scenery for tourism
7. Ways people use these areas: Case studies to cover the
following uses:
 As a source of building stone
 Production of cement
 Opportunities and limitations for farming
 Aquifers for water supply
 Opportunities for tourism and the costs/benefits
Name the examples for:
A source of building stone:
The production of cement:
Opportunities for farming:
Limitation for farming:
Aquifers for water supply:
Opportunities for tourism and the costs/benefits:
CASE STUDY:
Uses of Rocks
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Rocks Resources and Scenery: Module Sheet
Demand for resources has
led to quarrying. This is an
important issue and has led
to conflict and debate
CASE STUDY:
A Quarry
Impact of quarrying on the
environment can be reduced
by careful sustainable
management
CASE STUDY:
Sustainable Management
of a Quarry
8. Case study of a quarry: location, economic, social and
environmental advantages and disadvantages
Name the example of “quarry” for the aspects above:
9. Case study of a quarry:
 Attempts made to manage the extraction and use
of the land during extraction and/or after the
resource is exhausted.
 To include strategies used during extraction and
restoration following extraction- use for farming,
recreation and tourism
Name the example of “quarry” for the aspects above: