Dutch landscapes practice
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Slide 1 - Tekstslide
Which soil type is least fertile?
A
Sand
B
Marine clay
C
River clay
D
Loess
Slide 2 - Quizvraag
What did the first inhabitants of the low Netherlands build to protect themselves against flooding?
Slide 3 - Open vraag
To create the sea clay landscape the line of dunes at the coast had to be completely closed.
A
True
B
False
Slide 4 - Quizvraag
What did the early farmers in the sand landscape use to make their fields fertile?
Slide 5 - Open vraag
Which answer fits Low Netherlands best?
A
Lots of forest
B
Land use depends on altitude
C
Block shaped parcelation
D
Glacial erratics
Slide 6 - Quizvraag
Name two differences between boulder clay mounds and push moraines.
Slide 7 - Open vraag
Many lakes in the west of the Netherlands are created by digging for sea clay.
A
True
B
False
Slide 8 - Quizvraag
In which province do you find large amounts of peatland?
A
Zeeland
B
South-Limburg
C
Zuid-Holland
D
Gelderland
Slide 9 - Quizvraag
How did people pump the water out of the drainage polders in the old days?
Slide 10 - Open vraag
The second-last glacial period is called
A
Pleistocene
B
Saale
C
Weichselian
D
Tiglian
Slide 11 - Quizvraag
The sand and loess landscape originated in a time of
A
low temperatures with a polar desert.
B
high temperatures and desert circumstances.
C
a tropical climate and lots of rivers.
D
ice cover over the north of the Netherlands.
Slide 12 - Quizvraag
What is the correct order of a cross-section of the Dutch coast
A
Holland peat - old marine clay - basal peat - Young marine clay
B
Basal peat - Holland peat - old marine clay - - Young marine clay
C
Basal peat - old marine clay - Holland peat - Young marine clay
D
Old marine clay - Holland peat - Young marine clay - Loess
Slide 13 - Quizvraag
The purple on this map shows ...
A
The sand landscape
B
The peat landscape
C
The dune landscape
D
the marine clay landscape
Slide 14 - Quizvraag
Dune is formed
1
2
3
4
A small difference in height due to a stick, plant or patch of shells catches the sand .
During low tide the beach dries and the sand graines get loose.
The wind blows loose sand towards the land.
In calm weather conditions the sea brings sand towards the beach.
Slide 15 - Sleepvraag
Which landscape has the most height differences?
A
Sand landscape
B
Sea clay landscape
C
Loess landscape
D
Peat landscape
