activities (leisure and global Main tourism, reservoir regions Discuss news stories impacts of climate change on Suggested construction, glacial-fed ecosystems e.g. or Provide a quick – learning urbanisation). overview of natural threats to these landscapes: or objective: Students to make notes on causation and potential To be able to impact of glacial outburst floods and avalanches (rock identify and Key terms: and snow). describe a range of Biodiversity Investigate extent of impact on these landscapes – threats to introduce a case study (e.g. Chamonix French Alps, – Avalanche glaciated upland North West China, Northern Canada) as a basis for Outburst flood landscapes. threat analysis. Plenary Skills objectives: Discuss potential management strategies or if not – Identification and managed effectively. justification of threats to glaciated landscapes. Evaluation of damage by human activity using pictures. Lesson 17 Human activity Key idea 2A.11 2A.11b. Starter can degrade the Discussion of case studies from previous lesson. Examples of (1 hour) There are threats landscape and fragile human impact on these areas possible collating of ideas – facing fragile ecology of glaciated for students to add to folders. active and relict landscapes (soil erosion, glaciated upland trampling, landslides, Main landscapes. deforestation). (A: Ask students to suggest possible human activities in direct actions by glaciated area scaffold towards the four mentioned – Suggested players reduce (soil erosion, trampling, landslides and deforestation) – learning resilience) encourage students to suggest the causes or reasons for objective: these issues. Investigate a of locations where these issues are To be able to Key occurring e.g. Mongolian desertification: – identify and or soil erosion in Iceland: describe a range of Ecology General information on human contribution to erosion / Trampling landslides :
Suggested learning objective: To be able to identify and describe a range of threats to glaciated upland landscapes. Skills objectives: Identification and justification of threats to glaciated landscapes. Evaluation of damage by human activity using pictures. activities (leisure and tourism, reservoir construction, urbanisation). Key terms: Biodiversity Avalanche Outburst flood global regions Main Discuss news stories impacts of climate change on glacial-fed ecosystems – e.g. or Provide a quick overview of natural threats to these landscapes: or Students to make notes on causation and potential impact of glacial outburst floods and avalanches (rock and snow). Investigate extent of impact on these landscapes – introduce a case study (e.g. Chamonix – French Alps, North West China, Northern Canada) as a basis for threat analysis. Plenary Discuss potential management strategies – or if not managed effectively. Lesson 17 (1 hour) Key idea 2A.11 There are threats facing fragile active and relict glaciated upland landscapes. Suggested learning objective: To be able to identify and describe a range of 2A.11b. Human activity can degrade the landscape and fragile ecology of glaciated landscapes (soil erosion, trampling, landslides, deforestation). (A: direct actions by players reduce resilience) Key Ecology Trampling Starter Discussion of case studies from previous lesson. Examples of human impact on these areas – possible collating of ideas for students to add to folders. Main Ask students to suggest possible human activities in glaciated area – scaffold towards the four mentioned (soil erosion, trampling, landslides and deforestation) – encourage students to suggest the causes or reasons for these issues. Investigate a of locations where these issues are occurring – e.g. Mongolian desertification: or soil erosion in Iceland: General information on human contribution to erosion / landslides :
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