Rivers and Water

Key questions

  1. How do rivers change downstream?
  2. Why do floods happen and how can they be managed?
  3. How does water vulnerability vary around the world?

Unit Outline

Lesson

Learning objective

  1. To describe the water cycle
  2. To describe a drainage basin
  3. To describe how a river changes downstream
  4. To describe how a river changes downstream
  5. To explain the phyiscal and human causes of flooding
  6. To evaluate strategies for dealing with flooding in the UK
  7. To evaluate flood management strategies (Assessment)
  8. To evaluate flood management strategies in London
  9. To describe the importance of water
  10. To explain the causes of water vulnerability and link to potential consequences
  11. To evaluate strategies for dealing with water vulnerability
  12. To decide on the most appropriate method and assess responsiblity

Revision

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Want to know more?

Water Issues – The Guardian

Working towards a sustainable future – Water UK

Water conflict in Ethiopia – OneWater

Water confict in Ethiopia – Water Aid

Challenge yourself

How should we manage water around the world?

 – Consider if it should be allocated evenly among the world’s population and evaluate the potential success of this strategy.

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