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Year 7 Revision
May 2014
MAPSKILLS
2.8 Ordnance Survey maps
MAKING CONNECTIONS
28 Members of the EUWith their capital cities
What is the EU?
This is the EU flag
1. The European Union is a group of countries whose governments work together.
2. It's a bit like a club. To join you have to agree to follow the rules and in return you get certain benefits.
3. Each country has to pay money to be a member. They mostly do this through taxes.
4. Countries join because they think that they will benefit from the changes the EU makes.
Also5. The EU uses the money to change the way people live and do
business in Europe.
..What is the European Union?
RIVERS AND FLOODS
Catchment(the area from which water drains into a particular drainage basin)
Tributary (a river which joins a larger river)
Confluence(the point at which two rivers join)
Watershed (the boundary dividing one drainage basin from another)
A flood happens when a river overflows its banks
However, a flood becomes a problem when the water threatens property and/or life.
bankfulldischarge
Meander cross section
What is a flood?
Why do rivers flood?
Physical Factors Human Factors
Clay soil
‘Solutions’ to flooding
Plant trees(increase evapotranspiration - this reduces the amount of water that reaches the river)
reduces the likelihood of future floodingreduces the impact of future floods
Concrete beds and banks(increase the velocity of the river)
Widen and deepen channel (to increase the capacity of the river)
Floodplain Zoning
Flood relief channels(these increase the capacity of the river by creating more channels)
Dams (these control the flow of the water in the upper course and thus reduce flooding. e.g. Donzere on the Rhone)
Flood warning systems
National Parks
There are 13 National Parks in England and Wales.
The Norfolk Broads,
The New Forest
South Downs?
The New Forest
Why do people visit the Lake District?
Who uses the National Parks?
Use the pictures to help you name the different groups.
Tourists
Farmers
Local Residents
Ministry of Defence
Industry
Water Companies
Conflict
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