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level questions: Geology

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What is geology?The study of rocks.
What countries make up the UK?England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
What is topography?How high or low an area is.
What does the relief map tell us about the topography of the UK?The high and steep areas are mainly across the north and west of the UK. The low land areas are across the south-east and central parts of England. The Tees-Exe line is the general border between upland and lowland areas, showing the noticeable difference.
Why is Malham Cove, The Penines a mysetery?It's a mystery for Malham Cove for geologists because there is pale, grey rock which is sedimentary, called limestone. This has made a theory that part of England was underwater in the past.
How did geology create UK's landscape?Geological processes have formed rocks like sedimentary rock at the bottom of the ocean.
How did tectonic processes create UK's landscape?Convection currents in the mantle uplift plates, making the UK rise out of the sea and move north from the equator.