A Question of Rivers: Exploring River Features and Landscapes

 
‘A Question of’ …Nine Number Picture Boards
 
This nine number picture board is adapted from  a
template available from   
www.sln.org.uk/geography
 
Click a number to link to an image
Click the image to link to an information page
Click the yellow square 
 
 to link back to the image
Click the red square     to link back to the picture board
Once selected, numbers will change colour
 
A Question of Rivers
 
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How were the little circular depressions in the
bedrock of this river formed?
 
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This is Scotland’s longest
river. Which river is it?
Into which body of water
does it flow?  Scotland’s
fourth largest city is
located on its estuary?
Which city is it?
 
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Image produced from the
OS Get-a-Map service.
 
Image reproduced with
kind permission of the OS
and OS of Northern Ireland
 
Describe the physical features
of the river and its valley
 
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What river feature occupies the centre of this photo?
How does the river change downstream of the feature?
 
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What features
identify  this
stretch of
river as part of
its upper
course?
 
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Why has a waterfall developed here?
 
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How would you know that this valley was not
carved by the river which flows in it today?
 
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Image produced
from the OS Get-a-
Map service.
 
Image reproduced
with kind
permission of the
OS and OS of
Northern Ireland
 
Describe the physical features
of the river and its valley
 
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Describe and explain the differences between
the sides of the river
 
The circular depressions are little 
pot holes.
Small stones are swirled around in them when
the river is flowing higher and faster than it is
at present.
The pot holes are eroded by the 
abrasive action
of the swirling stones.
 
 
The photo shows the River Tay which at 117 miles
is Scotland’s longest river.
It rises  only 25 miles from the west coast but
flows east to its mouth on the North Sea.
Although many English rivers e.g. the Severn and
theThames are longer than the Tay, the Tay
carries a greater volume of water than any other
British river.
Dundee is located on its estuary.
 
 
 
ox bow
lake
 
limit of tidal
influence
 
river channel
more than 8m
 
meanders
 
broad, flat flood plain
 
gentle long profile
 
embankments/levees
 
This feature is a
 
confluence. 
 It occurs where a
tributary joins the main stream or river.
 
Downstream of a confluence , the river increases
in width. The discharge of a river (the volume of
water it is carrying) also increases significantly.
 
interlocking spurs
 
steep valley sides
 
absence of flood plain
 
steep long profile
 
large bedload
 
a band of
hard rock
interrupts
the river’s
course
 
An overhang
develops where
the softer rock
below is eroded.
In time this will
collapse.
 
relatively
softer rock
 
plunge pool
 
This valley is a U-shaped valley in the Scottish Highlands.
It was eroded by ice during the Ice Age.
It is much too large and deep to have been carved by the
small river which now flows in it.
The river is called a ‘misfit’ as it is not in keeping with
the scale of its valley.
Although the river is in a highland valley, it displays
features of a valley in its lower course (meanders).  This
is because the valley floor is so flat.
 
steep valley sides
 
many small tributaries
 
no flood plain
 
river channel less
than 8m wide
 
steep long profile
 
river follows a relatively
straight course
 
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On the inside of the
meander water is flowing
more slowly. This results
in deposition and the
formation of the slip-off
slope or river beach.
 
On the outside of the
meander water is flower
more quickly. This results
in erosion and the
formation of a cut bank
or river cliff.
 
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Experience an interactive visual journey through various aspects of rivers, including their physical features, formations, and landscapes. Discover how rivers shape the land, create distinct features, and interact with their surroundings in this informative exploration.

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  1. A Question of Nine Number Picture Boards This nine number picture board is adapted from a template available from www.sln.org.uk/geography Click a number to link to an image Click the image to link to an information page Click the yellow square Click the red square to link back to the picture board Once selected, numbers will change colour to link back to the image

  2. A Question of Rivers 1 2 4 5 7 8 1 3 3 6 9

  3. 1 How were the little circular depressions in the bedrock of this river formed?

  4. 2 This is Scotland s longest river. Which river is it? Into which body of water does it flow? Scotland s fourth largest city is located on its estuary? Which city is it?

  5. 3 Image produced from the OS Get-a-Map service. Describe the physical features of the river and its valley Image reproduced with kind permission of the OS and OS of Northern Ireland

  6. 4 What river feature occupies the centre of this photo? How does the river change downstream of the feature?

  7. 5 What features identify this stretch of river as part of its upper course?

  8. 6 Why has a waterfall developed here?

  9. 7 How would you know that this valley was not carved by the river which flows in it today?

  10. 8 Image produced from the OS Get-a- Map service. Image reproduced with kind permission of the OS and OS of Northern Ireland Describe the physical features of the river and its valley

  11. 9 Describe and explain the differences between the sides of the river

  12. The circular depressions are little pot holes. Small stones are swirled around in them when the river is flowing higher and faster than it is at present. The pot holes are eroded by the abrasive action of the swirling stones.

  13. The photo shows the River Tay which at 117 miles is Scotland s longest river. It rises only 25 miles from the west coast but flows east to its mouth on the North Sea. Although many English rivers e.g. the Severn and theThames are longer than the Tay, the Tay carries a greater volume of water than any other British river. Dundee is located on its estuary.

  14. ox bow lake broad, flat flood plain gentle long profile meanders limit of tidal influence river channel more than 8m embankments/levees

  15. This feature is aconfluence. It occurs where a tributary joins the main stream or river. Downstream of a confluence , the river increases in width. The discharge of a river (the volume of water it is carrying) also increases significantly.

  16. interlocking spurs steep valley sides steep long profile absence of flood plain large bedload

  17. An overhang develops where the softer rock below is eroded. In time this will collapse. relatively softer rock a band of hard rock interrupts the river s course plunge pool

  18. This valley is a U-shaped valley in the Scottish Highlands. It was eroded by ice during the Ice Age. It is much too large and deep to have been carved by the small river which now flows in it. The river is called a misfit as it is not in keeping with the scale of its valley. Although the river is in a highland valley, it displays features of a valley in its lower course (meanders). This is because the valley floor is so flat.

  19. steep valley sides many small tributaries no flood plain river channel less than 8m wide steep long profile river follows a relatively straight course

  20. 9 On the inside of the meander water is flowing more slowly. This results in deposition and the formation of the slip-off slope or river beach. On the outside of the meander water is flower more quickly. This results in erosion and the formation of a cut bank or river cliff.

  21. This powerpoint was kindly donated to www.worldofteaching.com http://www.worldofteaching.com Is home to well over a thousand powerpoints submitted by teachers. This a free site. Please visit and I hope it will help in your teaching

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