1. LO: To describe and explain the processes that occur along the course of a river.
To outline the key changes in characteristics along the course of a river.
To describe and explain the formation of landforms along the course of a river.

2. Annotate with any important information you know…

3. Erosion, Transportation, Deposition…
Describe the 4 types of EROSION and draw a quick diagram to represent each. Describe the 4 types of TRANSPORTATION and draw a quick diagram to represent each. Suggest why a river might DEPOSIT its sediment.
Any material that is carried along by a river (boulders, rocks, pebbles, sand, dissolved materials).

4. Visit: https://geographyas.info/rivers/long-and-cross-profiles/
Describe the main processes that occur in each of the 3 courses of the river. Describe the changes to the river’s cross-profile in each course. Explain why all these changes occur.

5. Make a note of any new terminology in this diagram and ensure that you make a note of the definition.

6.
River landforms…
Make a note in this video of the landforms that occur along the course of the River Severn, and the respective course of the river in which they appear. Keep thinking about the processes that occur commonly in each course.