IGCSE Geography – Rivers Unit | Complete Teaching and Learning Resource
A complete IGCSE Geography Rivers unit covering the full topic in one presentation, including content, student tasks, video links, exam practice, map work and case studies.

Topics included:

THE HYDROLOGICAL / WATER CYCLE
• Water cycle and importance of rivers
• Precipitation
• Condensation and cloud formation
• Interception
• Evaporation and evapotranspiration
• Transpiration
• Infiltration and surface runoff
• Percolation
• Groundwater
• Water table
• Aquifers
• Throughflow
• Hydrosphere, atmosphere, biosphere and lithosphere relationships

DRAINAGE BASINS
• Drainage basin terminology
• Watersheds and drainage divides
• River source and mouth
• Tributaries and confluences
• Deltas and estuaries
• Meanders and ox-bow lakes
• Identifying drainage-basin features on maps

RIVER PROCESSES
• Erosion
• Transportation
• Deposition
• The Bradshaw Model
• Changes from the upper to lower course

RIVER LANDFORMS
• Upper, middle and lower courses
• V-shaped valleys
• Interlocking spurs
• Potholes
• Rapids
• Waterfalls
• Gorges
• Meanders
• Ox-bow lakes
• Floodplains
• Levees
• Channel braiding
• Deltas

RIVER HAZARDS, OPPORTUNITIES AND MANAGEMENT
• River flooding
• River hazards
• River management
• Hydroelectric power (HEP) dams
• Opportunities provided by rivers

CASE STUDIES
• Mississippi River, USA – flooding
• Citarum River, West Java, Indonesia – river pollution

ALSO INCLUDED
• Video links
• Student tasks and activities
• Past exam question practice
• Map-based activities
• Case-study content
• Key terminology and definitions

A complete, ready-to-use Rivers unit for IGCSE Geography teaching, learning, homework and revision