Transcript Cheddar Gorge - Melior

What are we studying this?
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Who visits the Gorge? Tourism of
course……
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Major tourist honey-pot
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500,000 people visiting the area of
Cheddar Gorge every year.
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400,000 of them visiting the show
caves.
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Lots of the visitors are first time
visitors, are between 25 and 44 and
may visit with their children.
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Peak visitor numbers to this honey-pot
site occur during Bank Holidays and
the summer. These include walkers,
birdwatchers, climbers and sightseers.
Where is it?
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How did the Gorge form?
Take the card sort and put into order of Time
with the earliest first.
Use the cards to help you write a short
paragraph about why Cheddar Gorge
Formed later
Keywords: Impermeable ‘water will not
passed through it.’
Writing Frame
The Cheddar Gorge started life…..
Firstly, the sea life such as……
Secondly, lots of pressure compressed
This then formed…….
During the Ice age the rocks became……
The meltwater flowed…… This created a large…….
As the climate warmed…….
The rivers now flow……
How did you do!?
Compare this with yours! Do you feel you
got the answers about right?
Is there anything you missed out?
How could you improve on yourn
explanation?