Geography Paper 3 Flashcards
What are the names of the 4 fieldwork sites on the River Tillingbourne?
Friday Street, Abinger hammer, gomshall, Shere, albury
State one of your hypotheses
1: There is no change to the channel cross profile of the River Tillingbourne
2: There is no change in the river discharge and sediment size and shape along the River Tillingbourne
What is your aim?
To investigate changes to the characteristics of the River Tillingbourne along its long profile
Where is the River Tillingbourne? (Nearby places, compass points, etc.)
South East of Guildford, Surrey, and about 34 minutes from Farnham. The river runs through many villages such as Abinger Hammer and Shere
Why is the River Tillingbourne a good place for your investigation?
Pedestrianised area - safer, close by - less travel costs, relevance - urban HIC, river has many common features
What risks could there be?
Falling in river (injury), road accidents (car crash), weli desiease (parasites
What is the Bradshaw Model? Why is it useful?
A model that shows how the characteristics of a river changes along its long profile. It will be useful as we are investigating the characteristics
Define discharge
Allow a substance to flow out from where it has been confined
Define bedload
Sediment transported by the river that are too heavy to be suspended
How can the river be affected by human interference?
Widening and straightening, dredging, etc.
What data did we collect from the river?
Velocity, sediment shape and size, wetted perimeter, depth and width, field sketches
Why was the area chosen? (Physical)
The area was chosen because it was easily accessible by coach
Was serviced by FSC Juniper Hall which meant that risk assessments had been carried out.
FSC Juniper Hall could provide a wealth of secondary data to help enrich results.
Small river therefore easy to collect data from each point by comparison to larger rivers.
