Section 6 The Veluwe

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The Veluwe

Learning goals

- You know the main characteristics of the landscape in the Veluwe.

- You know how the moraines in the Veluwe were formed and what material they consist of.

- You know how man has influenced the landscape in the Veluwe

- You understand the connection between soil type, relief and population density

Read the text on page 78 and 79 in

your textbook.

In the next slides you will see a couple of pictures.

Explain what you see with the help of the text

you just read.

What geographical phenomena do you see in this picture?

1. Wind-borne sand
2. Lateral moraine
3. Erratic boulders
4. Glacial basin

When was this phenomena created?

1. Last Ice Age
2. 10.000 years ago
3. Penultimate Ice Age
4. Two Ice Ages ago

What is typical for the soil underneath the heather sods?

1. Infertile
2. Fertile
3. It contains a lot of water
4. It has a darker colour

What else did they do with the heater sods?

1. They used it on roofs
2. It became a special type of clothing
3. They burned for cooking
4. They mixed it with sheep manure and used it on the land

Why are there so many farms on the edges of the Veluwe?

Why isn't there hardly any vegetation?

1. It is too wet
2. The vegetation is eaten by the animals
3. There aren't enough hours of sun
4. The sand doesn't keep the minerals and water

Why are there so many paper mills on the Veluwe?

1. Lots of wood for the paper
2. There was enough space for the factories
3. Lots of water running down the hills
4. No residential area nearby for the smell

What is the grey layer?

1. Wind born sand
2. (Boulder) clay
3. Erratic boulders
4. Concrete

Why did they plant so many trees?

What to do?!

Make section 6

Finish your PIF