Rocks Case Study

Rocks Case Study

1. Limestone-Yorkshire Dales

   • Human Activity
     • Quarrying-building, cement and fertiliser
     • Tourism-walking, climbing, camping, caving, education and scenery. 8million visitors provides employment and money
     • Farming-sheep
   • Problems
     • Tourists-pollution and congestion, conflict with locals
     • Ramblers-drop litter, leave gates open, cause conflict
     • Environment-damage to frequently used footpaths
     • Tourists-buy second homes pushing house prices up for locals

2. Granite-Dartmoor

   • Problems
     • Quarrying-scars on the landscape, less attractive for touirsts and locals
     • Tourism-pollution and congestion, can lead to conflict
     • Touruists-buy second homes pushing house prices up for locals
   • Human activity
     • Quarrying-drystone walling, building and road stone. Benefits local economy.
     • Tourism-National Park, walking and camping. 10million people per year.
     • Farming-sheep
     • Mining-copper and tin

3. Chalk-South Downs

   • Quarrying-cement
   • Farming-sheep, racehorse and cows

4. Clay

   • Quarrying-pots, bricks and manufacturing paper
   • Farming-hgih nutrient content, flat landscape, arable farming, market gardening and dairy farming