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River management: a case study of the River Severn
In this unit you’ll compare hard and soft engineering methods for managing the flood hazard on the River Severn.
Then try the quiz to see how much you know about river management and measures put in place to help manage the risk of floods.
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Case Studies 10 & 11: River Severn processes and landforms
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- Created on: 12-05-14 20:28
- 10k people stranded on M5
- Bridge collapsed in Ludlow
- Crops destroyed in flooded fields
- 40k households without electricity
- Water treatment plant in Tewkesbury flooded
- 350k households without tap water
- Schools & businesses closed
- People had to stay with relatives / in hotels / in caravans
- Businesses lost orders; goods damaged
- Pupils taught in temporary classrooms
- Farmers lost crops (£11m)
- Insurance claims totaled £3 bill
- Repair work finished in 2008
- Slow moving depression causing record- breaking rainfall btwn June and July
- Several depressions caused by jet stream position
- Depressions caused by warm rising air in North Atlantic
- Urban growth on floodplains causing water to fall into drains
- Field drains dug to improve farmland in Wales
- Series of floods in River Severn over 10yr period prompted flood defenses
- Flood defenses included embankments, flood walls and flood barriers
- Car parks built as safe zone during flood event
- Rivers flow naturally to outside towns
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AQA Geography GCSE Physical Landscapes River Severn Case Study
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River Landscapes in the UK ( AQA GCSE Geography )
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Study Figure 12 , a 1:50 000 Ordnance Survey map of the River Severn in Shropshire.
Choose your answer
A steeply sloping wooded area rising to over 250 metres in the north.
A gently sloping river valley with a small tributary entering from the north.
A south facing slope with a stream and small tributary flowing through woodland.
A wide flat river valley with a steeper slope in the north, rising from 50 to 80 metres.
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Study Figure 15, a diagram showing the long and cross profiles of a typical river and its valley.
Describe how the cross profile of the river valley changes downstream.
River landscapes in the UK
Study Figure 16, below, a physical map of the British Isles.
Match the following descriptions of rivers in the UK with the correct letter shown on Figure 16.
| A river which flows west from the Pennines into Liverpool Bay | |
| A river which flows north east through the Fens and into the Wash |
Study Figure 12 , a 1:50 000 Ordnance Survey map of part of Dartmoor National Park.
Study Figure 13 , a photograph of the East Dart River taken looking upstream from point X on Figure 12 .
Study Figure 13, a photograph of the River Severn and its valley. The photographer was looking northeast.
Figure 12 , a 1:50 000 Ordnance Survey map of the River Severn in Shropshire.
Study Figure 16, showing velocity data for a meandering river.
Which of these is a process by which a river transports sediment?
Shade one circle only.
Hydraulic power
Study Figure 17, a photograph showing river straightening along the River Cuckmere in East Sussex.
Study Figure 18, a graph showing maximum discharge for a river between 2000 and 2018.
Using Figure 18, calculate the range of maximum discharge.
________________ cubic metres per second
Study Figure 14, a table of information about a river in north east England.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| 2 | 15 | 27 | 41 | 57 | 66 | 78 | |
| 1.9 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 5.6 | 10.4 | 9.0 | 14.6 | |
| 43 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
Plot the width of the river at Site 6 on to the graph below. Use the following data.
| 66 | 9.0 |
Using Figure 14 , describe the change in river width downstream from the source.
Give one reason why the median size of sediment tends to decrease downstream from the source of the river.
Study Figure 15 , a photograph taken in the upper course of the river and its valley.
Identify the landform shown in Figure 15.
Interlocking spurs
Flood plain
Using Figure 15 , describe the shape of the valley sides.
Explain how river meanders may change over time.
Study Figure 14, flood hydrographs for two different streams after the same storm.
‘Differences in the shape of flood hydrographs are caused by both human and physical factors.’ Do you agree? Use Figure 14 and your own understanding to explain your answer.
Study Figure 17 , a diagram showing floodplain zoning.
Explain how soft engineering strategies can help to reduce the impact of river flooding. Use Figure 17 and your own understanding.
Study Figure 18, a photograph showing some features of a river in the Lake District.
Explain how the landforms shown in Figure 18 are created by physical processes.
Explain how river levées are formed.
Study Figure 19 , information about Cockermouth and the impact of Storm Desmond in December 2015.
Explain how physical and human factors may affect flood risk.
Use Figure 19 and your own understanding.
Explain the formation of an ox-bow lake.
Study Figure 14 , a diagram showing flood management strategies.
Discuss how flood management strategies may have impacts on people and the environment.
Use Figure 14 and an example you have studied.
Explain how a meander may be formed by both erosion and deposition.
Use one or more diagrams to support your answer
Study Figure 16 , different opinions expressed about hard engineering and soft engineering.
Assess the benefits of using hard engineering and soft engineering to reduce the risk of river flooding.
Use Figure 16 and your own understanding.
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Landforms of the River Severn
GCSE Geography Revision > Rivers > Landforms of the River Severn Quiz
Study the map showing major rivers in the UK. Identify the location of the River Severn.
True or false? The River Severn is the longest river in the UK.
What is the length of the river severn, what direction does the river severn flow, where is the source of the river severn, which of the following is a waterfall on the river severn, true or false the image above shows a waterfall on the river severn..
Which of the following explains the formation of Water break its neck waterfall?
True or false a gorge has formed due to the upstream migration of water break its neck waterfall., true or false the river severn has extensive meanders along its middle and lower course., true or false natural levées are found along the river severn in its middle and low course., which of the following are found towards the mouth of the river severn.
Please select 2 correct answers
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