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