How do rivers shape the land?

In this lesson, we will be learning about how rivers shape the land. We will be learning about the four types of erosion, the four types of transportation and learning about what deposition is.

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Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

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Q1.What is the source of a river?

Where the river starts its journey, usually in high places such as hills and mountainsWhere the river ends its journey by joining an ocean, sea or large lake

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Q2.What is the mouth of a river?

Where the river ends its journey by joining an ocean, sea or large lakeWhere the river starts its journey, usually in high places such as hills and mountains

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Q3.Why are rivers important? Tick two.

Select two (2) boxes

They are important in the Water Cycle where water is recycled.They make a place look nicer.They shape the landscape through erosion, transportation of sediment, and deposition.

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Q4.In which continent is the Colorado River?

EuropeAfricaSouth AmericaNorth America

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Q5.In which continent is the River Nile?

EuropeAfricaSouth AmericaNorth America

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Q6.In which continent is the Amazon River?

EuropeAfricaSouth AmericaNorth America

6/12

Q7.In which continent is the Volga River?

EuropeAfricaSouth AmericaNorth America

7/12

Q8.Where is the mouth of the Volga River?

Mediterranean SeaCaspian SeaAtlantic OceanAndes Mountains

8/12

Q9.Where is the mouth of the River Nile?

Mediterranean SeaCaspian SeaAtlantic OceanAndes Mountains

9/12

Q10.Where is the source of the Amazon River (beginning)?

Mediterranean SeaAndes MountainsCaspian SeaAtlantic OceanValdai Hills

10/12

Q11.Where is the source of the Volga River (beginning)?

Mediterranean SeaAndes MountainsCaspian SeaAtlantic OceanValdai Hills

11/12

Q12.Which country in Africa does not have a river flowing through it?

EgyptEthiopiaRwandaLibyaUganda

12/12

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Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

Before we start this lesson, let’s see what you can remember from this topic. Here’s a quick quiz!

Q1.What is the source of a river?

Where the river starts its journey, usually in high places such as hills and mountainsWhere the river ends its journey by joining an ocean, sea or large lake

1/12

Q2.What is the mouth of a river?

Where the river ends its journey by joining an ocean, sea or large lakeWhere the river starts its journey, usually in high places such as hills and mountains

2/12

Q3.Why are rivers important? Tick two.

Select two (2) boxes

They are important in the Water Cycle where water is recycled.They make a place look nicer.They shape the landscape through erosion, transportation of sediment, and deposition.

3/12

Q4.In which continent is the Colorado River?

EuropeAfricaSouth AmericaNorth America

4/12

Q5.In which continent is the River Nile?

EuropeAfricaSouth AmericaNorth America

5/12

Q6.In which continent is the Amazon River?

EuropeAfricaSouth AmericaNorth America

6/12

Q7.In which continent is the Volga River?

EuropeAfricaSouth AmericaNorth America

7/12

Q8.Where is the mouth of the Volga River?

Mediterranean SeaCaspian SeaAtlantic OceanAndes Mountains

8/12

Q9.Where is the mouth of the River Nile?

Mediterranean SeaCaspian SeaAtlantic OceanAndes Mountains

9/12

Q10.Where is the source of the Amazon River (beginning)?

Mediterranean SeaAndes MountainsCaspian SeaAtlantic OceanValdai Hills

10/12

Q11.Where is the source of the Volga River (beginning)?

Mediterranean SeaAndes MountainsCaspian SeaAtlantic OceanValdai Hills

11/12

Q12.Which country in Africa does not have a river flowing through it?

EgyptEthiopiaRwandaLibyaUganda

12/12

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How do rivers shape the land?

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Q1.What erosion process is similar to sandpapering?

attrition (rocks collide and break up)abrasion (rocks wear away each other and the riverbed and the banks)hydraulic action (the force of the water breaks down the riverbed and banks)solution (acids in the water dissolve the rock)

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Q2.What erosion process is similar to crashing?

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Q3.What erosion process is similar to chemical action?

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Q4.What erosion process can be thought of as 'water power'?

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Q5.Which transportation process is similar to riding a hoverboard?

traction (large rocks are rolled along the river bed)solution (the smallest sediment is dissolved into the water)saltation (pebbles bounce along the river bed)suspension (small sediment is carried along in the flow of the river)

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Q6.Which transportation process is similar to jumping beans?

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Q7.Which transportation process is similar to invisible material?

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Q8.Which transportation process is similar to tractor wheels rolling along?

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Q9.What word will complete this sentence? When a river is travelling fast it has ______ energy.

lessmore

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Q10.What word will complete this sentence? When a river has more energy, it can do ______ erosion.

lessmore

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Q11.Deposition means...

drop offcarry

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Q12.Erosion happens on the...

inside of a river bend where the river moves more slowlyoutside of a river bend where the river moves the fastest

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Q13.Deposition happens on the...

inside of a river bend where the river moves more slowlyoutside of a river bend where the river moves the fastest

13/13

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How do rivers shape the land?

Don’t worry if you get a question wrong! Forgetting is an important step in learning. We will recap next lesson.

Q1.What erosion process is similar to sandpapering?

1/13

Q2.What erosion process is similar to crashing?

2/13

Q3.What erosion process is similar to chemical action?

3/13

Q4.What erosion process can be thought of as 'water power'?

4/13

Q5.Which transportation process is similar to riding a hoverboard?

5/13

Q6.Which transportation process is similar to jumping beans?

6/13

Q7.Which transportation process is similar to invisible material?

7/13

Q8.Which transportation process is similar to tractor wheels rolling along?

8/13

Q9.What word will complete this sentence? When a river is travelling fast it has ______ energy.

lessmore

9/13

Q10.What word will complete this sentence? When a river has more energy, it can do ______ erosion.

lessmore

10/13

Q11.Deposition means...

drop offcarry

11/13

Q12.Erosion happens on the...

inside of a river bend where the river moves more slowlyoutside of a river bend where the river moves the fastest

12/13

Q13.Deposition happens on the...

inside of a river bend where the river moves more slowlyoutside of a river bend where the river moves the fastest

13/13

Lesson summary: How do rivers shape the land?

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Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

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