Land use in Chalk and Clay Landscapes

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Cambridge IGCSE Geography (Rocks) Mind Map on Land use in Chalk and Clay Landscapes, created by lloyd.richards98 on 04/04/2015.
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Land use in Chalk and Clay Landscapes
  1. Scenery CLAY
    1. Featureless landscape is not very attractive
    2. Water Supply
      1. Impermeable rock
        1. REservoirs have been constructed but flat land is not ideal
        2. Resources CLAY
          1. Used in brick making and pottery
          2. Farming CLAY
            1. Fertile soils but easily waterlogged
              1. Pasture land for sheep and dairy cattle
              2. Resources CHALK
                1. Quarried for cement manufacture
                  1. Used as a source of lime for industry and farming
                  2. Farming CHALK
                    1. Fertile land for sheep farming
                      1. Arable crops e.g. wheat and barley
                      2. Water Supply CHALK
                        1. Underground water (AQUIFERS) supply South East England and London
                        2. Scenery CHALK
                          1. Rolling Hills are popular with naturalists due to birds and wildlife found there
                            1. Popular for walking and horse riding
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