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Geomorphological Region.

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Leaving Certificate Geography (Regional) Mind Map on Geomorphological Region., created by Jamie Healy on 16/10/2013.
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Geomorphological Region.
  1. THE NORTH EUROPEAN PLAIN.
    1. LOCATION
      1. lowland region that lies between mountains and uplands of northern and southern Europe.
        1. 4000km from SW France-Paris Basin-Belgium-Denmark-SE England-Germany-Poland-Central Europe
        2. Region slipped beneath sea.
          1. Sedimentary Rocks built up.
            1. After region uplifted, rocks were bent and warped, not sharply deformed-folding+ faulting
              1. terrain is flat/gently undulating.
        3. SHAPING LANDSCAPE
          1. WATER
            1. Seine and Rhine + more drain landscape.
              1. drainage basins have a cover of alluvial soils.
                1. North Sea Coast, longshore drift + deposition have straightened much of coast.
                  1. Sand Dunes border coast
                    1. Drained polders of Netherlands lie below sea level.
              2. WIND
                1. GLACIAL ACTION
                  1. Glacial + Fluvio-glacial deposits cover land.
                    1. Terminal Moraines, Boulder clay plains and Outwash planes- Denmark
                    2. finer deposits transported by wind- deposited as fertile LIMON soils.
                      1. Germany, Belgium
                  2. ECONOMY
                    1. Region of Major Agricultural importance.
                      1. Fertile Soils + Flat terrain = Mechanised farming
                      2. Major Industrial Region
                        1. Coal + Iron Ore deposits
                        2. Excellent Transport
                          1. road rail air river canal
                            1. 3 factors above = densely populated region
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