Flooding rivers
You can identify some causes and impacts of flooding and give recent examples.
Flooding rivers
You can identify some causes and impacts of flooding and give recent examples.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Rivers flood when they can’t hold all the water that is entering into them from tributaries, the soil and the rock.
- Heavy rainfall or long-lasting rainfall is a common cause of flooding.
- Steep slopes can cause flooding as rainwater will run quickly downhill to the river during a storm.
- Humans can make flooding more likely by deforestation and building tarmac and concrete surfaces.
Keywords
Banks - The sides of a river are called its banks.
Drainage basin - A drainage basin is the area drained by a river and its tributaries.
Deforestation - Deforestation is where trees are chopped down by humans.
Common misconception
River flooding is only influenced by natural factors like the amount of rainfall.
Humans can make flooding more likely by building towns and cities and deforestation.
To help you plan your year 3 geography lesson on: Flooding rivers, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 3 geography lesson on: Flooding rivers, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
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