River processes and profiles

River landscapes are changed by different processes.

Define the term suspension.

Study Figure 3a in the Resource Booklet.

Suggest one way hard engineering is used to manage this river.

You must use evidence from Figure 3a in your answer.

State one reason why rivers usually become wider downstream.

Study Figures 3b and 3c in the Resource Booklet.

Examine the role of physical processes in the formation of the flood plain and meanders.

You must use evidence from Figures 3b and 3c in your answer.

River landscapes are constantly being changed by different processes.

Study Figure 3a in the Resource Booklet.

Identify landform Y.

Define the term saltation.

Explain one reason why sediment shape usually becomes more rounded downstream.

Study Figures 3b and 3c in the Resource Booklet.

Examine the causes of the river flooding shown in Figures 3b and 3c.

You must use evidence from Figures 3b and 3c in your answer.

River landscapes are constantly being changed by different processes.

Name one type of erosion.

Study Figure 3a in the Resource Booklet.

Identify the peak discharge shown on Figure 3a.

Explain one reason why there is a lag time between peak rainfall and peak discharge following a storm.

Study Figures 3b and 3c in the Resource Booklet.

Examine the possible advantages and disadvantages of the reservoir and dam shown in Figures 3b and 3c.

You must use evidence from Figures 3b and 3c in your answer.

River landscapes are constantly being changed by physical processes.

Study Figure 3a in the Resource Booklet.

Identify landform Y.

State one type of sediment transportation process.

Explain one reason why sediment size usually decreases downstream.

Study Figures 3b and 3c in the Resource Booklet.

Examine the role of erosion processes and geology in the formation of the waterfalls and gorge shown in Figures 3b and 3c.

River landscapes are constantly being changed by different processes.

Study Figure 3a in the Resource Booklet.

Identify landform Y.

Name one mass movement process.

Explain one reason why river discharge changes along the course of a river.

Study Figures 3b and 3c in the Resource Booklet.

Examine the effects of the river flooding shown in Figures 3b and 3c on people and the environment.

River landscapes are constantly being changed by different processes.

Study Figure 3a in the Resource Booklet.

Identify landform Y shown on Figure 3a.

State one type of erosion process.

Explain one way that heavy rainfall can cause flooding in river landscapes.

Study Figure 3b in the Resource Booklet.

Examine the advantages and disadvantages of the flood defences (washlands and floodplain zoning) shown in Figure 3b.

River landscapes are constantly being changed by different processes.

Define the term river discharge.

Name one way sediment is transported by a river.

Explain one way that deposition leads to the formation of levees.

Study Figure 3 in the Resource Booklet.

Examine how land use affected the storm hydrographs for River A and River B shown in Figure 3.

River landscapes are constantly being changed by different processes.

Study Figure 3a in the Resource Booklet.

Identify the landform at 517988.

State one type of erosion that takes place in a river.

The velocity of a river changes with distance downstream.

Explain one reason why river velocity usually increases with distance downstream.

Study Figure 3b in the Resource Booklet.

Examine the role of different physical processes in the formation of the meander shown in Figure 3b.