Geography · GCSE · Rivers & Coasts

River erosion, transport and deposition

gcse-geog-3-1-3-3bFree8:58Heddy Score 3 of 7, below the standard

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What you need to know

Rivers erode, transport and deposit material along their course.
Vertical erosion dominates upstream and lateral erosion further down.
Distinct landforms develop in the upper, middle and lower courses.

In this clip

1:06–1:30Natural hazards and hazard riskgcse-geog-3-1-1-1

1:30–11:09Plate tectonics theory and where hazards happengcse-geog-3-1-1-2a

11:09–21:22Effects of and responses to earthquakes and eruptionsgcse-geog-3-1-1-2c

21:22–28:14Where and how tropical storms formgcse-geog-3-1-1-3b

28:14–34:19Effects of and responses to tropical stormsgcse-geog-3-1-1-3d

34:19–36:07Extreme weather in the UKgcse-geog-3-1-1-3f

36:07–44:48Natural and human causes of climate changegcse-geog-3-1-1-4b

44:48–50:50A small UK ecosystemgcse-geog-3-1-2-1a

50:50–58:54Rainforest climate, soils and interdependencegcse-geog-3-1-2-2a

58:54–61:24Hot desert climate, soils and interdependencegcse-geog-3-1-2-3a

61:24–68:08Developing hot deserts: opportunities and challengesgcse-geog-3-1-2-3c

68:08–70:43Cold environments: climate, permafrost and interdependencegcse-geog-3-1-2-4a

70:43–74:30Developing cold environments: opportunities and challengesgcse-geog-3-1-2-4c

74:30–82:20Waves and coastal erosion, transport and depositiongcse-geog-3-1-3-2a

82:20–91:18River erosion, transport and depositiongcse-geog-3-1-3-3b

91:18–94:01Managing river floodsgcse-geog-3-1-3-3f

94:01–98:53The last ice age and how glaciers workgcse-geog-3-1-3-4a

98:53–100:17Tourism in a glaciated uplandgcse-geog-3-1-3-4e

Also coversConstructive, destructive and conservative plate marginsgcse-geog-3-1-1-2b

Also coversLiving with tectonic riskgcse-geog-3-1-1-2d

Also coversGlobal atmospheric circulation: pressure belts and windsgcse-geog-3-1-1-3a

Also coversStructure and features of a tropical stormgcse-geog-3-1-1-3c

Also coversManaging climate change: mitigation and adaptationgcse-geog-3-1-1-4d

Also coversDeforestation: rates, causes and impactsgcse-geog-3-1-2-2c

Also coversCoastal landforms of erosiongcse-geog-3-1-3-2c

Also coversManaging the coastgcse-geog-3-1-3-2e

Also coversRiver landforms of deposition: levees, flood plains and estuariesgcse-geog-3-1-3-3d

Also coversFlood risk and hydrographsgcse-geog-3-1-3-3e

Also coversGlacial landforms of erosiongcse-geog-3-1-3-4b

Also coversGlacial landforms of transport and depositiongcse-geog-3-1-3-4c

Heddy Score3/7, Below the standard

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Very long whole-paper recap of AQA GCSE Paper 1 with case studies; suits Year 11 revision in sections.

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