Rivers: How do rivers shape the land?
Why this, why now
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.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Ardaydu waa inay yaqaanaan aasaaska maadada.
- Ardaydu waa inay awoodaan inay raacaan tilmaamo fudud.
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Rivers: How do rivers shape the land?
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.
13 lessons- The upper course of a river
- River processes
- The causes of flooding
- The effects of flooding
- The middle and lower course of a river
- Fieldwork: Analysing, concluding and evaluating river data
- The hydrological cycle
- Drainage basins
- Fieldwork: Presenting river data
- Planning river management
- Fieldwork: Planning a river enquiry and collecting data
- River management
- GIS: Analysing flood risk