




Make the differences between erosion, transportation and deposition clear through illustrated explanations and student teaching tasks.
River Processes connects the energy of flowing water with the work a river does. Students learn the named processes, distinguish commonly confused terms and explain why changes in flow affect the material a river can move.
Learning includes
- Distinguish erosion, transportation and deposition.
- Explain hydraulic action, abrasion, attrition and solution.
- Describe traction, saltation, suspension and transport in solution.
- Relate river energy and particle size to the movement of sediment.
- Explain why material is deposited when a river loses energy.
Teaching options and resources
Choose Full Lesson for core teaching, deeper explanations, skills and a collaborative lesson, or the separate Essentials presentation for focused core content with a matching booklet.
- Student Workbook in colour, black and white and typed-answer versions.
- Complete and notes Essentials Booklets, with colour and black and white options.
- Exam practice, mark scheme and mini assessment.
- Process Masterclass presentation and supporting materials.
Collaborative lesson
Students become specialists in a river process and prepare an explanation for their classmates using words and a diagram. The class has to distinguish what acts on the channel from what happens to the load.
For Cambridge IGCSE Geography (0460), generally ages 14 to 16. Supplied in PowerPoint (.pptx) and Word (.docx). Text and instructions are editable; photographs and some illustrations are inserted images.
Module 3 of the Rivers unit. A review helps other teachers find useful resources.
Website activities included as a bonus
An access slide supplies a clickable link, QR code and purchaser code for this topic’s interactive Geography Oasis activities. Keep the code to sign in on another device. On the website, this topic appears as Module 2; the supplied link and code take you to the matching activities.
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