V-Shaped Valleys and Vertical Erosion

Key Questions:

·         How does a V-shaped valley develop
·         How does vertical erosion contribute to this landform

Terms:

·         V-Shaped valley

• Vertical erosion
• Hydraulic action
• Abrasion
• Solution
• Attrition
• Weathering
• Interlocking spurs

Starter:

Test of keywords

Powerpoint explanation

Tasks:

• Using H p82, draw a sketch of a V-Shaped valley and annotate landforms, channel features and erosional processes.
• Answer question 2 a,b,c p83
• Using the OS map extract, stick into books and label key features you can identify