2TTO 4.2 practice the sand landscape with the Veluwe

• Aardrijkskunde
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

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

Use your knowledge of 4.2 Sand landscape

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 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 the people who lived in the sand landscape 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 at the edge of the Veluwe?

Why is 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 retain 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. Granite
4. Concrete

Why did they plant so many trees?