Welcome to Water on the Land - A Unit 1 Topic!

1.  The Drainage Basin

Sketch a diagram of the drainage basin - read page 80 and watch this clip

 - annotate it to show the features of a drainage basin: MAKE SURE YOU WRITE DEFINITIONS OF THESE FEATURES too.

• Watershed
• Source
• Tributary
• Confluence
• Mouth

The River Severn, from source to mouth - a quick journey to watch!  Can you name the source, a tributary and the mouth of the Severn - add this detail to your work.

2. River Processes 

There are 4 processes of erosion you must know

Use the boardworks powerpoint to help you learn them

Write definitions - using page 82 to help you

• Hydraulic Action
• Abrasion
• Solution
• Attrition

The river uses these processes of erosion to shape the landscape it flows through - the DIRECTION of erosion can be VERTICAL or LATERAL - see page 80 to explain where these operate along the course of a river.

There are 4 processes of transportation

Use the boardworks powerpoint to help you learn them

Write definitions - using page 80

• Traction
• Saltation
• Suspension
• Solution

Do you know your terminology?   and a Quizlet here too!