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UK's topography As this geological map of Great Britain demonstrates, the geology of the UK is varied and complex. The physical geography of the UK varies greatly. England consists of mostly lowland terrain, with upland or mountainous terrain only found north-west of the Tees–Exe line .
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The Tees–Exe line marks the division between younger, softer and low-lying rocks in the south east and older, harder, and generally a higher relief in the north-west. The geology of England is recognisable in the landscape of its counties, for instance Cumbria , Kent and Norfolk all have very distinct and very different looks from each other.
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England was almost entirely contained within the Avalonian block, as shown in the map, and thus shares its geolocation chronology. In the early Cambrian, the supercontinent Pannotia broke up and Avalonia drifted off northwards from Gondwana. This independent movement of Avalonia started from a latitude of about 60° South.
Relief map of Wales. The natural resources of Wales have contributed substantially to the economic wealth of the United Kingdom from pre-Roman times to the present.Wales has a complex and varied geology with a wealth of natural minerals.