Case Study - River Tees

Question 1

River Tees - location

Answer 1

North of England, flowing 137km from the Pennines to the North Sea at Red Car

Question 2

River Tees - upper geomorphic processes

Answer 2

V-shaped valley
Waterfalls - High Force Waterfall
Rapids
Gorge

Question 3

River Tees - High Force Waterfall

Answer 3

• drops 21m
• made from soft limestone and harder Whinstone

Question 4

River Tees - middle geomorphic processes

Answer 4

Meanders and ox-bow lakes

Question 5

River Tees - lower geomorphic processes

Answer 5

Floodplains & levees
Mudflats at estuary

Question 6

River Tees - what is found at the estuary?

Answer 6

Mudflats

Question 7

River Tees - effect of lateral erosion in lower course

Answer 7

Floodplains & levees form

Question 8

River Tees - management

Answer 8

• mainly Yarm & Middleborough
• dams and reservoirs in the upper course
• flood warning systems, flood zoning and river dredging

Question 9

River Tees - role of Yarm and Middleborough

Answer 9

Economically and socially important due to houses and jobs located there

Question 10

River Tees - hard engineering

Answer 10

Dams & reservoirs (mainly in the upper course) control river flow during high/low rainfall

Question 11

River Tees - soft engineering

Answer 11

Flood zoning
Better flood warning systems