Distinctive Landscapes: The River Tees

Question 1

Geomorphic Processes

Answer 1

• upper course: V-shaped valley, rapids and waterfalls, gorge
• middle course: meanders and oxbow lakes
• lower course: flood plains and levees

Question 2

Management

Answer 2

• towns socially and economically important due to houses and jobs located there
• dams & reservoirs in upper course control river’s flow during high and low rainfall
• better flood warning systems