particles of rock, soil, and organic material that are carried by a river as it flows (they vary in size from fine silt to larger boulders)

the volume of water that flows through a river at a given point over a specific period of time

the speed at which water flows in a river

River processes of erosion, transportation and deposition

Geography

Changes in river landscapes along the course of a river

River landforms caused by erosion and deposition

Interaction of human and physical factors in river landscapes

The storm hydrograph

Factors affecting flood risk

Costs and benefits of managing flood risk

Example of a river flood: River Eden, Cumbria (2015)

Using GIS to analyse river catchments and profiles

This unit teaches pupils about river processes and landforms. Pupils will learn about the physical processes operating in rivers and about the formation of distinctive landforms of river erosion and deposition. Pupils will also learn about the importance and options of river management.

River landscapes

__________ is the breakdown and removal of material by a river.

Wherever the river loses energy and can no longer carry its load of sediment

Suspension, solution, traction, saltation

Suspension, supposition, trapping, saltinisation

The volume of water that flows through a river at a specific point/time

The wearing away of riverbanks and bed by water and sediment

It gets wider and flatter with gentler slopes

It becomes deeper and narrower with no change in width

How does a river valley change as it moves downstream?

A smaller river that joins the main river

A river's __________ describes the river's journey from source to mouth.

River processes of erosion, transportation and deposition

Lesson outcome