The landscape of Zuid-Limburg

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• Leerjaar 2

The Dutch landscape

learning goals

Describe the landscape of Zuid-limburg

Explain how different elements in the landscape of 

Zuid-Limburg were formed

What are the similarities
between the Dutch and
Chinese loess landscape?

Zuid Limburg

In Zuid-Limburg layers of solid rock are close to the surface while in the rest of our country they are located deeper in the earths crust.

Why do we only
find marl, limestone, coal and
sandstone only in Zuid-Limburg so
close to the surface?

Answer

Since 300 million years Zuid-Limburg is slowly rising and during the rise layers are folded.

The earths layers are no longer horizontal.

Dallandschap (keyword)

The rivers Maas, Geul, Gulp flow faster in Zuid-Limburg than

in the rest of the Netherlands

( look at figure 4.41 )

Why do rivers
flow faster?

and on top of the canyons?

a thin layer  ( compared to the United States )

of loess!

Villages/meadows ? Woods? Agricultural fields?

Why are the woods located on the steeper slopes? 

The risk of erosion on the steeper slopes. 

Take an atlas?

Go to the page with the loess landscape.

How can you recognize if a slope is steep or not on a map?

What does a slope percentage of 10% mean?

A lot of the layers in Zuid-Limburg have dissapeared like (A)coal, (B)marl, (C)limestone, (D) flint to be used as (1)tools, (2)fuel, (3)building material

1. A2/B3/C2/D1
2. A1/B2/C1/D3
3. A2/B3/C3/D1
4. A2/B1/C2/D1

What is a disadvantage of the mining of these layers?

Hills and woods have disappeared

ENCI = Eerste Nederlandse Cement fabriek

Watch the next movie and look at the changes 

done to the natural landscape. 

half timbered house in Zuid-Limburg

www.visitzuidlimburg.nl