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KS3
Geography
Geography: KS3
Levees

Levees

Geography: KS3, topic 8.1.13

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Levee Formation
What causes levees to form?
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Previous topic8.1.12 Floodplains Next topic8.1.14 Case Study: River Tees

Geography: KS3 contents

1 Geography Skills
- 1.1 Mapping
  1.1.1 Map Making
  1.1.2 OS Maps
  1.1.3 Grid References
  1.1.4 Contour Lines
  1.1.5 Symbols, Scale and Distance
  1.1.6 Directions on Maps
  1.1.7 Describing Routes
  1.1.8 Map Projections
  1.1.9 Aerial & Satellite Images
  1.1.10 Using Maps to Make Decisions
- 1.2 Geographical Information Systems
  1.2.1 Geographical Information Systems
  1.2.2 How do Geographical Information Systems Work?
  1.2.3 Using Geographical Information Systems
  1.2.4 End of Topic Test - Geography Skills
2 Geology of the UK
- 2.1 The UK's Rocks
  2.1.1 The UK's Main Rock Types
  2.1.2 The UK's Landscape
  2.1.3 Using Rocks
  2.1.4 Weathering
- 2.2 Case Study: The Peak District
  2.2.1 The Peak District
  2.2.2 Limestone Landforms
  2.2.3 Quarrying
3 Geography of the World
- 3.1 Geography of America & Europe
  3.1.1 North America
  3.1.2 South America
  3.1.3 Europe
  3.1.4 The European Union
  3.1.5 The Continents
  3.1.6 The Oceans
  3.1.7 Longitude
  3.1.8 Latitude
  3.1.9 End of Topic Test - Geography of the World
4 Development
5 Weather & Climate
6 The World of Work
- 6.1 Tourism
  6.1.1 Landscapes
  6.1.2 The Growth of Tourism
  6.1.3 Benefits of Tourism
  6.1.4 Economic Costs of Tourism
  6.1.5 Social, Cultural & Environmental Costs of Tourism
  6.1.6 Tourism Case Study: Blackpool
  6.1.7 Ecotourism
  6.1.8 Tourism Case Study: Kenya
7 Natural Resources
- 7.1 Rocks
  7.1.1 What are Rocks?
  7.1.2 Types of Rock
  7.1.3 Fuel
  7.1.4 The Rock Cycle - Weathering
  7.1.5 The Rock Cycle - Erosion
  7.1.6 What is Soil?
  7.1.7 Soil Profiles
  7.1.8 Water
  7.1.9 Global Water Demand
- 7.2 Fossil Fuels
  7.2.1 Introduction to Fossil Fuels
  7.2.2 Fossil Fuels
  7.2.3 The Global Energy Supply
  7.2.4 Oil
  7.2.5 What is Peak Oil?
  7.2.6 End of Topic Test - Natural Resources
8 Rivers
- 8.1 River Processes & Landforms
  8.1.1 Overview of Rivers
  8.1.2 The Bradshaw Model
  8.1.3 Erosion
  8.1.4 Sediment Transport
  8.1.5 River Deposition
  8.1.6 Landforms
  8.1.7 River Profiles: Long Profiles
  8.1.8 River Profiles: Cross Profiles
  8.1.9 Waterfalls & Gorges
  8.1.10 Interlocking Spurs
  8.1.11 Meanders
  8.1.12 Floodplains
  8.1.13 Levees
  8.1.14 Case Study: River Tees
- 8.2 Rivers & Flooding
  8.2.1 Flood Risk Factors
  8.2.2 Flood Management: Hard Engineering
  8.2.3 Flood Management: Soft Engineering
  8.2.4 Flooding Case Study: Boscastle
  8.2.5 Flooding Case Study: Consequences of Boscastle
  8.2.6 Flooding Case Study: Responses to Boscastle
  8.2.7 Flooding Case Study: Bangladesh
  8.2.8 Flooding Case Study: Bangladesh - Consequences
  8.2.9 End of Topic Test - Rivers
  8.2.10 Rivers Case Study: The Nile
  8.2.11 Rivers Case Study: The Mississippi
9 Coasts
- 9.1 Formation of Coastal Landforms
  9.1.1 Weathering
  9.1.2 Erosion
  9.1.3 Headlands & Bays
  9.1.4 Caves, Arches & Stacks
  9.1.5 Wave-Cut Platforms & Cliffs
  9.1.6 Waves
  9.1.7 Longshore Drift
  9.1.8 Coastal Deposition
  9.1.9 Spits, Bars & Sand Dunes
- 9.2 Coast Management
  9.2.1 Management Strategies for Coastal Erosion
  9.2.2 Case Study: The Holderness Coast
  9.2.3 Case Study: Lyme Regis
  9.2.4 End of Topic Test - Coasts
10 Glaciers
- 10.1 Overview of Glaciers & How They Work
  10.1.1 Distribution of Glaciers
  10.1.2 Types of Glaciers
  10.1.3 The Last Ice Age
  10.1.4 Formation & Movement of Glaciers
  10.1.5 Shaping of Landscapes by Glaciers
  10.1.6 Glacial Landforms Created by Erosion
  10.1.7 Glacial Till & Outwash Plain
  10.1.8 Moraines
  10.1.9 Drumlins & Erratics
  10.1.10 End of Topic Tests - Glaciers
  10.1.11 Tourism in Glacial Landscapes
  10.1.12 Strategies for Coping with Tourists
  10.1.13 Case Study - Lake District: Tourism
  10.1.14 Case Study - Lake District: Management
11 Tectonics
- 11.1 Continental Drift & Plate Tectonics
  11.1.1 The Theory of Plate Tectonics
  11.1.2 The Structure of the Earth
  11.1.3 Tectonic Plates
  11.1.4 Plate Margins
  11.1.5 Tectonics - Statistical Skills
- 11.2 Volcanoes
  11.2.1 Volcanoes & Their Products
  11.2.2 The Development of Volcanoes
  11.2.3 Living Near Volcanoes
- 11.3 Earthquakes
  11.3.1 Overview of Earthquakes
  11.3.2 Consequences of Earthquakes
  11.3.3 Case Study: Christchurch, New Zealand Earthquake
- 11.4 Tsunamis
  11.4.1 Formation of Tsunamis
  11.4.2 Case Study: Japan 2010 Tsunami
- 11.5 Managing the Risk of Volcanoes & Earthquakes
  11.5.1 Coping With Earthquakes & Volcanoes
  11.5.2 End of Topic Test - Tectonics
12 Climate Change
- 12.1 The Causes & Consequences of Climate Change
  12.1.1 Evidence for Climate Change
  12.1.2 Natural Causes of Climate Change
  12.1.3 Human Causes of Climate Change
  12.1.4 The Greenhouse Effect
  12.1.5 Effects of Climate Change on the Environment
  12.1.6 Effects of Climate Change on People
  12.1.7 Climate Change Predictions
  12.1.8 Uncertainty About Future Climate Change
  12.1.9 Mitigating Against Climate Change
  12.1.10 Adapting to Climate Change
  12.1.11 Case Study: Bangladesh
  12.1.12 Climate Change - Statistical Skills
13 Global Population & Inequality
- 13.1 Global Populations
  13.1.1 World Population
  13.1.2 Population Structure
  13.1.3 Ageing Populations
  13.1.4 Youthful Populations
  13.1.5 Population Control
  13.1.6 Mexico to USA Migration
  13.1.7 End of Topic Test - Development & Population
14 Urbanisation
- 14.1 Urbanisation
  14.1.1 Rural Characterisitcs
  14.1.2 Urban Characteristics
  14.1.3 Urbanisation Growth
  14.1.4 The Land Use Model
  14.1.5 Rural-Urban Pull Factors
  14.1.6 Rural-Urban Push Factors
  14.1.7 The Impacts of Migration
  14.1.8 Challenges of Urban Areas in Developed Countries
  14.1.9 Challenges of Urban Areas in Developing Countries
  14.1.10 Urban Sustainability
  14.1.11 Case Study: China's Urbanisation
  14.1.12 Major UK Cities
  14.1.13 Urbanisation in the UK
  14.1.14 End of Topic Test- Urbanisation
  14.1.15 End of Topic Test - Urban Issues
  14.1.16 Urban Issues - Statistical Skills
15 Ecosystems
- 15.1 The Major Biomes
  15.1.1 Distribution of Major Biomes
  15.1.2 What Affects the Distribution of Biomes?
  15.1.3 Biome Features: Tropical Forests
  15.1.4 Biome Features: Temperate Forests
  15.1.5 Biome Features: Tundra
  15.1.6 Biome Features: Deserts
  15.1.7 Biome Features: Tropical Grasslands
  15.1.8 Biome Features: Temperate Grasslands
- 15.2 Case Study: The Amazon Rainforest
  15.2.1 Interdependence of Rainforest Ecosystems
  15.2.2 Nutrient Cycling in Tropical Rainforests
  15.2.3 Deforestation in the Amazon
  15.2.4 Impacts of Deforestation in the Amazon
  15.2.5 Protecting the Amazon
  15.2.6 Adaptations of Plants to Rainforests
  15.2.7 Adaptations of Animals to Rainforests
  15.2.8 Deforestation - Statistical Skills
16 Life in an Emerging Country
- 16.1 Case Studies
  16.1.1 Mumbai: Opportunities
  16.1.2 Mumbai: Challenges
17 Analysis of Africa
- 17.1 Africa
  17.1.1 Desert Biomes in Africa
  17.1.2 The Semi-Desert Biome
  17.1.3 The Savanna Biome
  17.1.4 Overview of Tropical Rainforests
  17.1.5 Colonisation History
  17.1.6 Population Distribution in Africa
  17.1.7 Economic Resources in Africa
  17.1.8 Urbanisation in Africa
  17.1.9 Africa's Location
  17.1.10 Physical Geography of Africa
  17.1.11 Desertification in Africa
  17.1.12 Reducing the Risk of Desertification
  17.1.13 Case Study: The Sahara Desert - Opportunities
  17.1.14 Case Study: The Sahara Desert - Development
18 Analysis of India
- 18.1 India - Physical Geography
  18.1.1 Geographical Location of India
  18.1.2 Physical Geography of India
  18.1.3 India's Climate
  18.1.4 Natural Disasters in India
  18.1.5 Case Study: The Thar Desert
  18.1.6 Case Study: The Thar Desert - Challenges
- 18.2 India - Human Geography
  18.2.1 Population Distribution in India
  18.2.2 Urbanisation in India
  18.2.3 The History of India
  18.2.4 Economic Resources in India
19 Analysis of the Middle East
- 19.1 The Middle East
  19.1.1 Physical Geography of the Middle East
  19.1.2 Human Geography of the Middle East
  19.1.3 Climate Zones in the Middle East
  19.1.4 Oil & Natural Gas in the Middle East
  19.1.5 Water in the Middle East
  19.1.6 Population of the Middle East
  19.1.7 Development Case Studies: The UAE
  19.1.8 Development Case Studies: Yemen
  19.1.9 Supporting Development in Yemen
  19.1.10 Connection to the UK
  19.1.11 Importance of Oil
  19.1.12 Oil & Tourism in the UAE
20 Analysis of Bangladesh
- 20.1 Bangladesh Physical Geography
  20.1.1 Location of Bangladesh
  20.1.2 Climate of Bangladesh
  20.1.3 Rivers in Bangladesh
  20.1.4 Flooding in Bangladesh
- 20.2 Bangladesh Human Geography
  20.2.1 Population Structure in Bangladesh
  20.2.2 Urbanisation in Bangladesh
  20.2.3 Bangladesh's Economy
  20.2.4 Energy & Sustainability in Bangladesh
21 Analysis of Russia
- 21.1 Russia's Physical Geography
  21.1.1 Russia's Climate
  21.1.2 Russia's Landscape
- 21.2 Russia's Human Geography
  21.2.1 Population of Russia
  21.2.2 Russia's Economy
  21.2.3 Energy & Sustainability in Russia

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