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What has shaped the UK? - Coggle Diagram
What has shaped the UK?
Glaciers
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Deposition
Deposition is the laying down of sediment carried by wind, flowing water, the sea or ice. Sediment can be transported as pebbles, sand and mud, or as salts dissolved in water.
Rivers
River processes
Erosion
Attrition
Rocks knock against each other in the wave to leave smooth, rounded pebbles 
Solution/Corrosion
When minerals and acids in the water dissolve the rocks.
Corrasion/ Abrasion
WHen rocks are thrown at the river bed by the flow.
Hydraulic Action
The force of the water hitting the river bed and banks pushing air into cracks and creating pressure re.
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V-Shaped Valleys
V-shaped valleys are a land form located in the upper course of a river which are made by gravitational potential energy, biological weathering and freeze thaw weathering. Things like trees and burrowing animals weaken the soil, whilst gravity pulls it down into the river, creating a V-shape of sorts.
Three courses of a river
Middle
The middle course has a wider and deeper river bank than the upper coarse, but still not as large as the lower. The lower part has faster moving water than the upper course, pebbles and stones on the bed as sediment. It tends to be the part of the river with meanders and oxbow lakes.
Lower
The lower part of the river is the part with the flattest land, deepest and widest river bed and fastest river flow. The lower part is the part closest to the mouth and delta, which is where the river meets the sea. The lower course has small pebbles or sand on the river bed.
Upper
The upper course has a narrow, shallow river bank, gourges and interlocking spurs. The upper course is closest to the source of the river. The upper course includes steep slopes, waterfalls and large sediment and rocks for the river bed.
Why are they important?
Rivers are important due to mariners, which is a dock of sorts where people can store there boats.
Tourism brings money into the area with the river in, causing it to be more rich as a whole.
You can obtain fish without trading with other countries, without waiting for them to be delivered.
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Rivers allow people to transport resources to other countries, gaining them money.
They supply water that, once cleaned, can provide baths and showers.
You can harness the rivers power by creating hydroelectric energy that doesn't involve hurting the environment.
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