Year 9 - Geography
GIS: Analysing flood risk
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 visualise flood risk using a GIS and analyse the impacts of flooding on people and property.
Key Notes
- Different groups of people make use of flood risk maps.
- The Environment Agency collects data to monitor flood risk.
- GIS can be used to visualise flood risk in the UK.
- GIS can be used to analyse the impacts of flood risk in the UK.
Vocabulary To Learn
- Environment Agency: the government body in England responsible for protecting and improving the environment; it manages issues like flooding, pollution and climate change
- GIS: a GIS (geographic information system) is a computer system that captures, analyses and displays geographic data to help understand spatial patterns
- analyse: to break information down into parts, find patterns, relationships or trends, and explain why they are important
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Flooding only happens close to rivers.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this geography topic using two clear key points.
Different groups of people make use of flood risk maps. The Environment Agency collects data to monitor flood risk.
2. Define this geography term and use it in an example. 'Environment Agency'
the government body in England responsible for protecting and improving the environment; it manages issues like flooding, pollution and climate change.
3. Correct this common geography misunderstanding.
Mistake: Flooding only happens close to rivers. Correction: Flooding can also happen away from rivers, especially after heavy rainfall. When the ground can't absorb the water fast enough, surface water builds up and causes floods — even in places far from rivers.
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
- Fieldwork: Presenting river data 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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