Relict landscape
What Relict landscape means in Geography GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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A landscape created by processes that are no longer operating, such as a UK valley carved by a glacier that has since melted.
A landscape that was shaped by processes that are no longer active, such as glaciation in the UK.
Topics that use Relict landscape
- A variety of physical processes interact to shape glaciated upland landscapes (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- Distinctive glaciated upland landscapes are the outcome of the interaction between physical and human processes (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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