Effects of Acid Rain on Snowdon
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Environmental challenges facing Snowdonia.
Exploration of problems relating to environmental issues on Mount Snowdon - tourism, planning conflicts, soil erosion and the effects of acid rain. This has led to the development of new species on the mountain, habitat loss and an increase in ferile goats which then leads to more erosion.
From:
How Green Assault on Snowdon
First Broadcast
:
27 February 1992
Teachers' notes
Age Group : 7-9
Subject : Geography
Topic : Environmental issues, Sustainable resources, Tourism
Keywords : Snowdonia, Mount Snowdon, Eryri
Notes : Use clip as a case study on environmental change in an area of Wales. Not all environmental change is bad - discuss. Can also look at effects of global warming on Snowdonia.
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