a flat area of land either side of a river which experiences flood in periods of high river flow

the tidal mouth of a river, where the river meets the sea or ocean

The middle and lower course of a river

Geography

The hydrological cycle

Drainage basins

River processes

The upper 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

The effects 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 is the main feature formed in the middle course of a river?

flat land next to a river that often floods

Which process increases in the lower course?

the breaking down and removal of rocks and soil by the river

water falling from clouds as rain, snow, sleet, or hail

What is the largest river in the world by length?

What is the name of a waterfall’s steep drop?

The middle and lower course of a river

Lesson outcome