any individual, group, or organisation that has an interest or concern in a particular geographical area, issue, or project

methods used to manage flood risk by reducing the speed and volume of water entering rivers in the upper catchment

a decision-making tool that compares the cost of flood defenses with the economic value of what’s being protected

Planning river management

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

The effects of flooding

GIS: Analysing flood risk

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?

A group with an interest in a geographical issue

Costs of flood defences vs. value of what they protect

What does a cost benefit analysis compare?

Local communities, businesses, and government groups

Which of the following best describes who is involved in deciding where flood protection is used?

The wearing away of rock and soil by the river

What does a river do with eroded material?

What landform is often created by river deposition?

When a river flows over soft and hard rock

Planning river management

Lesson outcome