Physical and River Landscapes - Notes Geography AQA GCSE Revision

This resource outlines all knowledge required relating to physical landscapes in the UK and river landscapes required for the AQA Geography Specification Physical Paper 1.

This revision resource contains almost 1,400 words meticulously hand crafted in order to achieve grade level 9.

This resource explains and outlines in great detail;

• Distribution of upland and lowland areas in the UK and map of Rivers in GB,
• Global hydrological cycle details and explanations detail,
• Time line and ordering of how water travels through soil from rainwater and into rivers,
• How do rivers become flatter and wider as they go downstream,
• Explanation and great detail of fluvial processes eg. Hydraulic action, Abrasion, Solution, Attrition,
• River transportation processes explained and outlines in detail,
• Formation of meanders explained and diagrams in detail,
• River transportation processes fully explained + definitions,
• Deposition definitions and reasons why deposition occurs,
• Floodplains explanation and formation of levees,
• Oxbow lake formation and processes of formation in detail and explained,
• Interlocking spurs in upper course of river explained and outlined,
• Waterfalls fully explained with accompanying detailed diagrams +retreating gorge