Distinctive Landscapes Case Study River Tees

Question 1

Facts about the river tees

Answer 1

-northern England
-flows eastward
-85miles long
-scource is crosswell

Question 2

Landforms created

Answer 2

Upper course- v shaped valleys, waterfalls

Middle course- meanders, oxbow lakes

Lower course- floodplains, levees

Question 3

How does geology influence geomorphic processes

Answer 3

Upper course- hard impermeable igneous rock difficult to erode

Middle/lower course- soft sedimentary rock

Question 4

How does climate influences geomorphic processes

Answer 4

Cold weather- freeze thaw weathering, mass movement, material in river, increases erosive power of water

Rainfall- rivers overflow, increase in transportation, increase of abrasion

Question 5

How does human activity and geomorphic processes effect the landscape

Answer 5

River straightening- cutting though meanders at Barnard Castle saves time and money, water flows quickly so increase erosion decrease of deposition

Afforestation(management)- reduce surface run off, reduce erosion

Deforestation- increases surface run off, more water in the river, increase of erosion