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Linking maps with words
In this activity you will link your map work on geology with the extract on Hong Kong's landscape you've just read.
- Do you agree with Stokes' estimate that 'volcanic rocks underlie almost half the area, granite rocks underlie a third, and sedimentary rocks make up only a small fraction' of Hong Kong?
- The Pat Sin Leng mountain range is a distinctive geomorphological (topographic) feature of the northeast New Territories. What does Stokes say about the alignment (orientation) of the main ridges in Hong Kong? Does his description fit the Pat Sin Leng range?
Video activity 1
Before you answer this question, you can also watch a short video introduction to the Pat Sing Leng area: Before you answer this question, you can also watch a short video introduction to the Pat Sing Leng area:
- Now take a look at the satellite image you can find here:
http://geology.com/world/hong-kong-satellite-image.shtml
Can you confirm (or deny) the claim by Stokes that 'the eastern half of the HKSAR has the steepest, most rugged landscapes, with narrow valleys and a cliffed coastline'? - Looking at both maps and the satellite image especially, is there any evidence that the sea level about 16,000BC was 130 m lower than today, and that between ~15,000 to 5,000BC the sea rose around Hong Kong, and many peaks on the southern coast of the region became islands?
As always, there is feedback to this activity. Please remember and believe that feedback is not equal to answers. Also, feedback does not have maximum impact on your learning if you have nothing to feedback to i.e. your efforts!
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