river in the upper course what do you think a v-shaped valley is? what do you think forms a v-shaped...
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River in the Upper Course
• What do you think a V-shaped valley is?
• What do you think forms a V-shaped valley?
• How do you think it is formed?
What does a V-Shaped valley look like?
Can you mark the V-shaped valley’s on these photos?
V-shaped Valley
• In the upper Course the river has lots of energy
• The river erodes downwards more then outwards
How are V-shaped valleys formed ?
1. Draw this sketch
2. Describe what is happening at each of the numbers
A River in its upper course
Draw this diagram
1. Use the words below to add labels to your
diagram
Source Where a river starts Spurs Ridges of land around which a river bends Valley sides The slopes on either side of a river V- shaped valley The shape of a valley in its upper course Channel The course of a river River banks The sides of a river channel River Beds The bottom of a river channel Load Material that is carried or moved by the river
1. Try to annotate this picture
