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Year 10/11 - Rivers Scheme of Work

Key Topic	Content/Skills	Extension/Homework	Guidance - Literacy/Numeracy
Fluvial processes	What are the main features of a river basin? [ Key Geog] p.4 Qu. 1&2 Summary How do rivers shape the land? [Key Geog] p.6 Qu. 1&2 Summary	Activity Sheet 1.1 - River basin features Activity Sheet 15.2 - Waterfalls	Characteristics of a drainage basin. Energy changes downstream. Processes of fluvial erosion.
Distinctive landforms. Waterfalls Gorges Meanders Ox-bow lakes Levees Flood plains & deltas	How do meanders & oxbow lakes form? [Key Geog] p. 8 Qu. 1-3 Summary What happens to a river as it approaches its mouth? [Key Geog] p. 10 Qu. 1&2 Summary	Activity sheet 3.1 - Waterfalls & gorges Activity sheet 15.3 - Meanders Activity sheet 1.2 - Formation of ox bow lakes. Video - Geography in animation River Bends	The features in the upper course including the formation of waterfalls and gorges. Photo interpretation. Changes in the river and valley. Meander migration. Processes of fluvial deposition. Map interpretation. Cross sections and sketches. Formation of deltas and levees.
River Basin Management	What is the hydrological cycle? [Key Geog] p. 12 Qu. 1-3 Summary What are the main causes of river flooding? [Key Geog] p. 16 Qu. 1-3 Summary	Activity sheet 1.5 - What is the hydrological cycle. Video - Geography in animation Groundwater Hydrology	Casues of floods. Advantages and disadvantages of flooding. Why do some rivers flood more than others do?
Case Studies MEDCs & LEDCs	What were the causes and effects of the Mississippi flood? [Key Geog] p. 18 Qu. 1&2 Summary How might the flood risk be reduced in the Mississippi basin? [Key Geog] p. 20 Qu. 1-4 Summary What are tha causes and effects of river flooding in Bangladesh? [Key Geog] p. 22 Qu. 1&2 Summary Can Bangladesh be protected from flooding? [Key Geog] p. 24 Qu. 1-4 Summary	Activity sheet 1.4 - The Mississippi floods 1993 Activity sheet 15.4 - River flooding Activity sheet 3.11 - River basin management issues Activity sheet 1.9 - How might the flood risk be reduced Video - Geography in animation Netherlands 1995 Activity sheet 1.10a & b - Thinking skills activity - Cause and effects of river flooding	Case studies - the Mississippi & Bangladesh The causes and effects of the flooding. The human responses to the flooding and the causes of different approaches. Movement away from hard engineering projects to softer approaches such as flood plain zoning, improved warning systems. Video work Thinking skills activity based on the cause and effects of river floods. Card activity.
Exam practice	Glossary of syllabus terms Revision guide for the student - complete	Past exam questions as test	Self - assessment sheets Glossary & Key words Past exam question practice