Rivers introduction

What aspect of physical geography are we going to focus on...

• Rivers

• Coasts

• Glaciation

Do you understand the importance of rivers?

• Yes absolutely!

• No I am a little shaking on the subject

One factor to why rivers are important is....

• Rivers are vital to people’s livelihoods

• Rivers are home to some of the most diverse and endangered wildlife on earth

• Rivers are a source of food for many communities around the world.

A river is defined as...

• A natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river.

• Some place you can fish

• A cold body of water

A river usually consists of a channel between banks with larger rivers having floodplains

• True

• False

White cart water is the closest river to King's Park Secondary

• True

• False

White Cart water has a lovely waterfall

• True

• False

Physical Geography...

• Looks at how the earth was shaped

• Is the best part of geography

• Is interested in human formed environments