GCSE Geography — Landscapes of the UK

Led by William Morris Davis Simulacrum

The first theme of OCR GCSE Geography A — the physical landscapes of the UK and the geomorphic processes that shape them, from upland and coast to the landforms of a river, hosted by the father of geomorphology.

1. Module 1

   The UK's Landscapes and Geomorphic Processes

   Led by William Morris Davis Simulacrum

   The question

   What are the UK's physical landscapes, and what shapes them? You will study the distribution and distinctive characteristics of the UK's upland, lowland, and glaciated landscapes — their geology, climate, and human activity — and then the geomorphic processes that are the engine beneath all of them: weathering (mechanical, chemical, biological), mass movement, erosion, transport, and deposition.

   Outcome

   You can describe the UK's physical landscapes and explain the geomorphic processes that shape them — reading a landscape in terms of structure, process, and stage.

   Sub-units

   1. ○ 1.1 Upland, Lowland, and Glaciated Landscapes Open this unit → ✓ ↻
   2. ○ 1.2 The Geomorphic Processes Open this unit → ✓ ↻
   Begin the course → Print certificate of completion
2. Module 2

   Rivers and Their Landforms

   Led by William Morris Davis Simulacrum

   The question

   Why do a river's landforms change from its source to the sea? You will follow the long profile of a river and study the landforms of the upper course (waterfalls, gorges), the middle course (meanders), and the lower course (floodplains, levées) — relating each to the shifting balance of erosion, transport, and deposition along the river's course.

   Outcome

   You can explain the formation of river landforms along a river's course, relating each to the balance of erosion, transport, and deposition that produced it.

   Sub-units

   1. ○ 2.1 The Long Profile and Upper-Course Landforms Open this unit → ✓ ↻
   2. ○ 2.2 Middle- and Lower-Course Landforms Open this unit → ✓ ↻
   Open this module → Print certificate of completion
3. Module 3

   Coasts, and Two UK Landscapes

   Led by William Morris Davis Simulacrum

   The question

   How does the sea shape the coast, and how do real landscapes come to look as they do? You will study the coastal landforms produced by erosion (headlands and bays, caves, arches, stacks, stumps) and deposition (beaches, spits), then bring everything together on two UK landscape case studies — analysing how climate, geology, human activity, and geomorphic processes have together shaped each one.

   Outcome

   You can explain the formation of coastal landforms and analyse two real UK landscapes as the combined product of process, structure, climate, and human activity over time.

   Sub-units

   1. ○ 3.1 Coastal Landforms Open this unit → ✓ ↻
   2. ○ 3.2 Two UK Landscape Case Studies Open this unit → ✓ ↻
   Open this module → Print certificate of completion