effects during and immediately after an event

The effects of flooding

Geography

The hydrological cycle

Drainage basins

River processes

The upper course of a river

The middle and lower course of a river

Fieldwork: Planning a river enquiry and collecting data

Fieldwork: Presenting river data

Fieldwork: Analysing, concluding and evaluating river data

The causes of flooding

GIS: Analysing flood risk

River management

Planning river management

This unit teaches pupils about how river processes shape the land and affect our lives. Pupils will use fieldwork to investigate downstream changes in rivers and use GIS to analyse flood risk across geographical space. Pupils will also evaluate different methods of flood management.

Rivers: How do rivers shape the land?

What type of effect is the destruction of farmland?

Ongoing economic hardship due to damaged businesses

Which of these describes a long-term effect of flooding?

Flooding only causes damage to the environment

Flooding can sometimes have positive effects, like creating fertile soils

Which of the following is true about the effects of flooding?

In which part of the river are waterfalls usually found?

What happens to the river channel as it moves downstream?

The effects of flooding

Lesson outcome