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Land Uses in the Yorkshire Dales - Coggle Diagram
Land Uses in the Yorkshire Dales
Hill Sheep Farming
Cold, wet cloudy climate with little sunshine
Unsuited for growing
Sloping land
Soil thin and poor
Permeable limestone mean little water for plant roots to reach
Housing
Forestry
Quarrying
Limestone good for buildings
Steelworks
Cement - lime
Grit stone - used for aggregate for road surfaces
Swindon Quarry
4.5 m tonnes
Employ over 100 workers
Walking
Cycling
Horse Riding
Tourism
8 million visits each year
Scenery
Emmerdale
100+ jobs created
Spend over 50 m pounds
Renewable energy
Upland areas are suitable as they are more exposed to wind
Proposal to build 36 turbines built in Harrowgate
Military
Sshooting ranges
Not using up land
Fewer people