How can humans damage this environment?

Rural Environments under pressure;

By the end of the lesson you will have;

1) Recapped the different issues surrounding counter-urbanisation

2) Have described the location of Ynslas national Park

3) Have explained why it is a rural area under pressure

4) Have created a timeline of the different ways that it has been protected over time

5) Have applied your new knowledge to an exam question

Counter-urbanisation

1. Name 3 issues surrounding counter-urbanisation

2. What impact does it have on the local population?

3. Why do services decrease in the local area?

4. What impact does second homes have on rural areas?

5. What can the government do to reduce the impacts of counter urbanisation?

Rural Environments under pressure;

By the end of the lesson you will have;

1) Recapped the different issues surrounding counter-urbanisation

2) Have described the location of Ynslas national Park

3) Have explained why it is a rural area under pressure

4) Have created a timeline of the different ways that it has been protected over time

5) Have applied your new knowledge to an exam question

To startTask

1. Describe the location of Ynslas National Park

2. Add in as many key words as possible to your description

Key words North East

South West

Cardiff Birmingham

Bristol Liverpool

Rural Environments under pressure;

By the end of the lesson you will have;

1) Recapped the different issues surrounding counter-urbanisation

2) Have described the location of Ynslas national Park

3) Have explained why it is a rural area under pressure

4) Have created a timeline of the different ways that it has been protected over time

5) Have applied your new knowledge to an exam question

Why do you think people want to go there?

Task 1; 1. Predict 3 activities that people might want to do in this area2. Come up with 3 ways that conflict might occur with these activities

Make sure that you add in the key phrase; This means that……

What is Ynslas Task1. Around the room are a series of different facts 2. You should order your notes according to the table below

What is Ynslas? How is it protected? What risks are there to it?

The Dyfi estuary is a rural environment in Wales which lots of people visit a year.

To visit the beach, and for other leisure activities such as walking, sailing, riding and bird watching.

It was classed as a SSSI in the 1950s (Site of special scientific interest)

Much of the area became a National Nature Reserve in 1969

The area is managed by the Countryside Council for Wales (CCW)

The area is classed as a honeypot site- an area that is very accessible and beautiful

CCW tries to protect, Maintain and if possible enhance the environment

CCW tries to allow as much of the area to be accessible to the public

The sand dunes are a very fragile environment that can be destroyed by humans and animals

If vegetation is lost from the sand dunes, the whole ecosystem is at risk of being damaged.

Rural Environments under pressure;

By the end of the lesson you will have;

1) Recapped the different issues surrounding counter-urbanisation

2) Have described the location of Ynslas national Park

3) Have explained why it is a rural area under pressure

4) Have created a timeline of the different ways that it has been protected over time

5) Have applied your new knowledge to an exam question

Management of the area;

Task

1. Summarise the information around the room

2. You should create a time line of the key changes

3. Write in bullet points;

1969

1980

1990

2000

2009

Extension;

How do you think the management should change?

Rural Environments under pressure;

By the end of the lesson you will have;

1) Recapped the different issues surrounding counter-urbanisation

2) Have described the location of Ynslas national Park

3) Have explained why it is a rural area under pressure

4) Have created a timeline of the different ways that it has been protected over time

5) Have applied your new knowledge to an exam question

Evaluating the stratgeies; Task

1. Choose 4 methods that have been used to manage Ynyslas

2. Evaluate each of the different methods

3. Which do you think is the most effective….explain your answer

Methods Evaluation of the method (Good / bad and explain)

Applying your new knowledge;

Task

Study the picture below

1. Name 3 groups of people who might use this area (3)

2. Describe one way the area might be affected by human activity (2)

3. Describe and explain the management techniques that could be employed to manage this area (5)

Peer assessment;

1. Dog walkers, beach users, Farmers

[ needs 3 people who are going to use it – 1 mark for each correct answer]

2. Dogs may poo on the plants which may damage the area, people may trample and kill the plants, Animals may damage the area thus destroying the ecosystem (Needs explanation for 2 marks)

3. Student chooses 3 different ways of managing the environment. Student will also explain answers using the key phrase this means that

Rural Environments under pressure;

By the end of the lesson you will have;

1) Recapped the different issues surrounding counter-urbanisation

2) Have described the location of Ynslas national Park

3) Have explained why it is a rural area under pressure

4) Have created a timeline of the different ways that it has been protected over time

5) Have applied your new knowledge to an exam question

What have you learnt?