Rivers Lower Course / Flood Plains Deltas LO: to the conditions found in the lower course and understand why humans live on Floodplains.

Miss Carman’s Experiment  Write down what you can see happening which river processes is this showing?

Deltas A bird's foot delta forms where sediment is deposited in relatively calm offshore waters. An example of a bird's foot delta is the Mississippi river delta. An arcuate delta forms when a river meets the sea in a place where the waves, currents, and tides are strong. It is often bow shaped and has a number of distributaries flowing across it. An example is the Nile delta of Egypt.

What are the conditions found in the Lower Course?  Valley is wide and gentle sloping  River channel is wide and deep  Slower flow  Floodplain either side of the river  Tidal Bore  Mouth and estuary  Delta

River Nile

Find out more  Use the information from around the room to produce a factfile on the Nile look at life Before the Aswan Dam was built.  Use the Aswan Dam facts to explain how human intervention has changed life along the Nile.

The River Nile drains a vast area of North East Africa (an area equal to a tenth of the whole of Africa). The River Nile drains a vast area of North East Africa (an area equal to a tenth of the whole of Africa). The Nile is the longest river in the world. The Nile is the only reliable source of water for millions of people in countries where population growth is very rapid.

Tourism: Everyday there are numerous luxury cruisers, and traditional Egyptian sailing boats travelling up and down the Nile. These boats will drop you off at tourist attraction. Tourism: Everyday there are numerous luxury cruisers, and traditional Egyptian sailing boats travelling up and down the Nile. These boats will drop you off at tourist attraction. Farming: There are hundreds of farms along the Nile, and usually farmers use boats to transport items (such as rice, wheat, cattle, and hay) between locations on the Nile.

Fishing: Almost everyone who lives on the Nile would have done some fishing at one time in their life or another, and for some fishing is a main source of income and wealth. Each year thousands of tonnes of fish are caught. Fishing: Almost everyone who lives on the Nile would have done some fishing at one time in their life or another, and for some fishing is a main source of income and wealth. Each year thousands of tonnes of fish are caught.

Plenary  In your groups share your facts, next lesson you will be using this information to answer the following questions: