How Rivers Change Shape
1. Create a key to show where erosion and deposition occur in the river 2. Can you identify and label the meanders on this river system?
below. Then match the explanations to the points identified.
Erosion
Deposition
The river flows more quickly
here.
It has more energy.
A
It wears away the side of the
bank, widening and deepening
the channel.
The rivers flows more slowly
here.
It doesn't have much energy to
B carry its load.
The load is deposited, making
the channel less deep.
Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2014.
Geography | Year 6 | Raging Rivers | Erosion and Deposition | Lesson 4
How Rivers Change Shape
1. Create a key to show where erosion and deposition occur in the river 2. Can you identify and label the meanders on this river system?
below. Then explain what is happening to the river at point A and B.
Erosion
A Deposition
Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2014.
Geography | Year 6 | Raging Rivers | Erosion and Deposition | Lesson 4
How Rivers Change Shape
1. Create a key to show where erosion and deposition occur in the river 2. Can you identify and label the meanders and oxbow lakes on
below. Then explain what is happening to the river at point A, B and C. this river system?
Erosion
Deposition
A
B
C
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Geography | Year 6 | Raging Rivers | Erosion and Deposition | Lesson 4
How Rivers Change Shape Answers
1. Create a key to show where erosion and deposition occur in the river 2. Can you identify and label the meanders on this river system?
below. Then match the explanations to the points identified.
Children's answers may include:
A Erosion
A B Deposition
The river flows more quickly Erosion
here. Deposition
It has more energy.
A
It wears away the side of the
bank, widening and deepening
the channel.
B
The rivers flows more slowly
here.
It doesn't have much energy to
B carry its load.
The load is deposited, making
the channel less deep.
Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2014.
Geography | Year 6 | Raging Rivers | Erosion and Deposition | Lesson 4
How Rivers Change Shape Answers
1. Create a key to show where erosion and deposition occur in the river 2. Can you identify and label the meanders on this river system?
below. Then explain what is happening to the river at point A and B.
Children's answers may include:
A Erosion
A B Deposition
The river flows more Erosion
quickly here. Deposition
It has more energy.
A
It wears away the side of
the bank, widening and
deepening the channel.
B
The rivers flows more
slowly here.
It doesn't have much
B energy to carry its load.
The load is deposited,
making the channel less
deep.
Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2014.
Geography | Year 6 | Raging Rivers | Erosion and Deposition | Lesson 4
How Rivers Change Shape Answers
1. Create a key to show where erosion and deposition occur in the river 2. Can you identify and label the meanders and oxbow lakes on
below. Then explain what is happening to the river at point A, B and C. this river system?
Children's answers may include:
A&C Erosion
B Deposition
A
The river flows more quickly here.
It has more energy.
A It wears away the side of the bank, Erosion
widening and deepening the channel.
Oxbow
B The rivers flows more slowly here.
It doesn't have much energy to carry
B its load.
C Deposition
The load is deposited, making the
channel less deep.
The river flows more quickly here.
It has more energy.
C It wears away the side of the bank,
widening and deepening the channel.
Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2014.
Geography | Year 6 | Raging Rivers | Erosion and Deposition | Lesson 4