River Wye Drainage Basin

Question 1

the river course is…….km long

Answer 1

250km

Question 2

• the upper basin has been heavily………..leading to…………..
• the upper basin’s geology is mainly…………meaning………………
• in the upper course, precipitation is ……………..

Answer 2

• heavily farmed, so deforestation and the digging of ditches leads to reduced lag time due to shorter lad times and funnelling of water into water channels
• geology is mainly impermeable such as mudstone and shale, meaning infiltration is low and so water swells the river channel early on
• precipitation levels are high in the upper course

Question 3

• the middle and lower basin has a ……………..geology meaning…………..form
• here temperatures are…………….meaning……………

Answer 3

• geology is more permeable, such as Old Red Sandstone, so many aquifers have formed, creating stores for water delivered from upstream and so creates a state of equilibrium in the system
• higher temperatures mean higher evapotranspiration levels, meaning equilibrium is preserved as the output matches the input early on in the course