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!
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