Rivers (CIE IGCSE Geography)

Describe and explain the formation of a meander. You may include a labelled diagram or diagrams. 

Draw a labelled diagram to show the features of a river delta. Explain how a river delta is formed.

Describe the opportunities provided for local people by a named river you have studied.

Name of river ..............................................

For a named river you have studied, describe attempts to manage flooding.

Name of river .................................................................

Explain how a delta is formed. Include a fully labelled diagram or diagrams.

For a named river you have studied, describe the benefits of living on or close to its flood plain or delta.

Name of river .........................

For a named river you have studied, describe the hazards and difficulties of living close to it.

Name of river .............................................

Describe methods used to manage the impacts of river flooding 

Cawston Creek is a small river in Canada. On the outline map, Fig. 3.2 below, mark with

   arrows and label the following:
   - a source (label S)
   - a confluence (label C)
   - a tributary which is less than 1km long (label T)
   - the watershed (label W)

State two different methods to reduce river flooding. For each method explain how it works.
Method 1 ...........................................................................................................................

Explanation .......................................................................................................................

Method 2 ...........................................................................................................................

Explanation .......................................................................................................................

Study Fig. 3.1, which shows different parts of a river and its valley.

Explain why deposition is likely to take place in the area shown in A in Fig. 3.1.

Study Fig. 4.1, which is information about flooding which was predicted for the area around the Mississippi River, USA, in December 2015.

Suggest how the urban area of St Louis could be protected from flooding.

Study Fig. 4.1, which is a photograph of part of a river.

Suggest how the course of the river shown in Fig. 4.1 may change in the future as a result of natural processes.

Explain how rivers erode their valleys.

Study Fig. 4.2,  which is a photograph of a river in an upland area.

Explain how the river shown in Fig. 4.2 is likely to carry out erosion.

Study Fig. 3.2, which is a photograph showing a waterfall.

Suggest how the waterfall shown in Fig. 3.2 was formed.

Study Figs. 3.2, 3.3 and 3.4, which are photographs of three different rivers.

Explain why living on a delta or near a river may be hazardous for people.

Study Fig. 4.2, a map of Lake Mary, an oxbow lake next to the Mississippi River.

Explain how an oxbow lake is formed. You may include a labelled diagram or diagrams.

Study Fig. 4.2, which is a map of the delta of the Pearl River in China.

Explain how a delta is formed. You may include a labelled diagram.

Study Fig. 4.3, which is a map of an area in Asia where river flooding occurred.

Fig. 4.3

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