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25 November, 2014 How do rivers change from their source to
the mouth?
Check that you have made two predictions:
Write two sentences for each:
– Name size, height and what you’d see.
– What will the land be used for?
Star Question
How do the following link:
Source of a river
Higher marks are awarded for linking topics together. In this case weather and climate and rivers.
Homework
4th December 2014
SAMLearning task – how rivers shape the land
Centre ID: BN1PB
Username: Forename initial, Surname initial, DDMMYY of DoB
Stages of a River
Source
Mouth
Factor and definition: Upper Stage Middle Stage Lower Stage
Erosion
Gradient
Depth
Velocity
Width
Volume
Landforms
1. Use the text book to find definitions of
Factor and definition:
Erosion The wearing away of rock and soil by rivers and the coast.
Gradient Steepness of a slope
Depth How deep a river is, measured in centimetres
Velocity The speed and direction of a river, measured in m/sec
Width How wide a river is, measured in meters
Volume How much water is discharged by the river, measured in cumecs
Landforms Distinctive features found along a river – e.g. waterfall.
The Amazon – the world’s greatest river – which follows the route through the Earth’s largest forest, as the most bio-diverse habitat on the planet and is home to some of the most remote tribes on Earth.
Starter: Write a description what the start of the River Amazon looks like.
What is the river drainage system?
Source: Where a river starts
Watershed: the high land that separates two drainage basins
The source
Describe the landscape
and landforms
Describe how the river
and land is used
The upper course – The River Severn
Tributary: A small river that flows into a large river
Confluence: The point where two rivers meet
The Middle course of the River Severn
2
Mouth: the end of a river where it flows into a lake or the sea
The mouth
Describe the landscape
and landforms
Describe how the river
and land is used
The Lower Course of the River Severn
• Explain why people build on flood plains. (1) (Simple point.)
• What effect does this have on the hydrological cycle? (3) (complex sentence, PEE)
• Describe the main changes of a river between its source and mouth (4) (4 simple comparative statements, no opposites)
How do rivers shape the land
• Quiz.
• 10 photos
• State the stage of the river (Upper, Middle, Lower) or River Basin feature
1.
Feature
2.
Stage
4.
Feature and Stage
5.
Stage
6.
Stage
7.
Feature x2
8.
Feature and stage
9.
10.
Stage
The river basin system
• Geog.GCSE
• Page 67
• Questions 1 and 2
Amazon
• Watch the film clip
• Take notes on the River Amazon
• Describe the landscape, landforms and how the river + the land is used.
