Year 9 - Geography
Fieldwork: Presenting river data
Rivers: How do rivers shape the land?
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Unit Summary
This unit teaches pupils about how river processes shape the land and affect our lives. Pupils will use fieldwork to investigate downstream changes in rivers and use GIS to analyse flood risk across geographical space. Pupils will also evaluate different methods of flood management.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to present river data to show correlations in the data.
Key Notes
- A channel profile is a way of graphically representing the shape of a river channel.
- It may be possible to see correlations between river characteristics by drawing a scattergraph of the data.
- A line of best fit helps geographers understand the nature of any correlation.
Vocabulary To Learn
- (channel) profile: a graph that shows the shape of a river channel as if it were sliced from bank to bank
- line of best fit: a straight line drawn over the top of the data in a scattergraph to show any correlation
- correlation: the relationship between opposing geographical variables
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Points in a channel profile should be joined using a ruler.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this geography topic using two clear key points.
A channel profile is a way of graphically representing the shape of a river channel. It may be possible to see correlations between river characteristics by drawing a scattergraph of the data.
2. Define this geography term and use it in an example. '(channel) profile'
a graph that shows the shape of a river channel as if it were sliced from bank to bank.
3. Correct this common geography misunderstanding.
Mistake: Points in a channel profile should be joined using a ruler. Correction: Points in a channel profile should be drawn with a slight curve to more accurately represent the shape of the river channel.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Drainage basins Study Guide
- Fieldwork: Analysing, concluding and evaluating river data Study Guide
- Fieldwork: Planning a river enquiry and collecting data Study Guide
- GIS: Analysing flood risk Study Guide
- Planning river management Study Guide
- River management Study Guide
- River processes Study Guide
- The causes of flooding Study Guide
- The effects of flooding Study Guide
- The hydrological cycle Study Guide
- The middle and lower course of a river Study Guide
- The upper course of a river Study Guide
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