Geomorphological Region.

Geomorphological Region.

1. THE NORTH EUROPEAN PLAIN.

2. LOCATION

   • lowland region that lies between mountains and uplands of northern and southern Europe.
     • 4000km from SW France-Paris Basin-Belgium-Denmark-SE England-Germany-Poland-Central Europe
   • Region slipped beneath sea.
     • Sedimentary Rocks built up.
       • After region uplifted, rocks were bent and warped, not sharply deformed-folding+ faulting
         • terrain is flat/gently undulating.

3. SHAPING LANDSCAPE

   • WATER
     • Seine and Rhine + more drain landscape.
       • drainage basins have a cover of alluvial soils.
         • North Sea Coast, longshore drift + deposition have straightened much of coast.
           • Sand Dunes border coast
           • Drained polders of Netherlands lie below sea level.
   • WIND
   • GLACIAL ACTION
     • Glacial + Fluvio-glacial deposits cover land.
       • Terminal Moraines, Boulder clay plains and Outwash planes- Denmark
     • finer deposits transported by wind- deposited as fertile LIMON soils.
       • Germany, Belgium

4. ECONOMY

   • Region of Major Agricultural importance.
     • Fertile Soils + Flat terrain = Mechanised farming
   • Major Industrial Region
     • Coal + Iron Ore deposits
   • Excellent Transport
     • road rail air river canal
     • 3 factors above = densely populated region