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Hydrosphere

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Checklist
1. Hydrological Cycle
2. Upper, Middle and Lower Courses
3. Hydrographs
4. Ordnance Survey Maps

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Hydrosphere Question Booklet One
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Link to Hydrosphere Colour Booklet and Tasks



1. The Hydrological Cycle and Drainage Basins

The water cycle, also known as the hydrological cycle or the H2O cycle, describes the continuous movement of water on, above and below the surface of the Earth. Drainage basins are a component of the hydrological cycle.

PowerPoints and Resources

1. Introduction to Hydrosphere and Cycle
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1. Key Terms Group Task
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2. A3 Mindmap Human Impact
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3. Drainge Basins
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Hydrological Cycle Met Office Sheet
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Homework Hydrological Cycle
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2. The Impact of Humans Hydrological Cycle
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Higher Geography Textbook

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Pages 43 to 48
Questions 1 to 5 on page 64

New Wider World Textbook

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Pages 228 to 229
Questions 1, 2 and 3 on page 244
Question 1 on page 245

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Met Office Hydrological Cycle Animation
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Hydrological Cycle Test Yourself


Clips and Links

BBC Hydrological Cycle (1:10)
Urbanization and Streams USGS (4:24)
World Water Day Advert (2:38)
Groundwater and Terms Animation
Watersheds and Drainage Basins (1:56)
BBC Rivers Website
BBC Mining Amazon (4:04)



Upper, Middle and Lower Courses

There are three stages of a river profile - the upper, middle and lower courses. In each course you find a variety of different features. You should be able to descube and explain their formation.

PowerPoints and Resources

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PowerPoint from WHS Website
1. River Profile Worksheet
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2. Changes in Erosion and the Upper Course
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3. Hydrosphere GMT Worksheet from Education Scotland
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Waterfall Animation
Photographs of River Features
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Formation of a Meander Diagram
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Formation of a Levee Diagram
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Formation of an Ox-Bow Lake Diagram
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Formation of a Waterfall Diagram
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Formation of a V- Shaped Valley Diagram

Links and Clips

BBC Waterfalls Geology (4:06)
Planet Earth - Angel Falls (2:06)
BBC Waterfalls and Gorges (5:19)
Upper Course River Tay (2:15)
The River Severn (9:01)
BBC Waterfalls (2:16)
Meanders and Ox-bow Lakes (2:17)




Hydrographs

River hydrographs show how a river responds to precipatation events within its drainage basin. The hydrograph shows changes in discharge over time.

PowerPoints and Resources

1. Hydrographs Adapted from Ollie Bray
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1. Homework Hydrographs
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Differences in Lag Time (View as a slideshow)
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New Wider World Textbook

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Pages 230 and 231.
Question 4 on page 244 and question 3 on page 245.

Clyde Flooding Strategy

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Courtesy of Glasgow City Council

Higher Geography Textbook

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Pages 49 to 51 and questions 1 to 5 on pages 64 and 65.

Links and Clips

BBC Website Hydrographs
Geobytsize Blog Hydrographs
The British Geographer Website


Rivers On OS Maps

Ordnance Survey Mapping Questions are common in the Higher Course. You should be able to describe the characteristics of a river and its valley.

PowerPoints and Resources

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Ordnance Survey © Crown Copyright and Database Right 2013. An Ordnance Survey/EDINA supplied service.
1. Rivers on OS Maps Powerpoint
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Click the picure for a worked example using the free map
1. Rivers on Grid Worksheet
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Higher Geography Textbook

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Questions 1 to 5 on pages 66 to 68


Use Google Earth or Maps to locate features on a Map. Simply click on the links below and find examples of ox-bow lakes, meanders, waterfalls and deltas.
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Links and Clips

BBC Bitesize Website
Pearson Colleges - Excellent Tasks PDF
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