Human Geography - Running Water: Help and Review - Videos & Lessons

About This Chapter

The Running Water chapter of this Human Geography Help and Review course is the simplest way to master running water. This chapter uses simple and fun videos that are about five minutes long, plus lesson quizzes and a chapter exam to ensure students learn the essentials of running water.

Who's it for?

Anyone who needs help learning or mastering human geography material will benefit from taking this course. There is no faster or easier way to learn human geography. Among those who would benefit are:

Students who have fallen behind in understanding drainage basins or alluvial channels
Students who struggle with learning disabilities or learning differences, including autism and ADHD
Students who prefer multiple ways of learning social science (visual or auditory)
Students who have missed class time and need to catch up
Students who need an efficient way to learn about running water
Students who struggle to understand their teachers
Students who attend schools without extra social science learning resources

How it works:

Find videos in our course that cover what you need to learn or review.
Press play and watch the video lesson.
Refer to the video transcripts to reinforce your learning.
Test your understanding of each lesson with short quizzes.
Verify you're ready by completing the Running Water chapter exam.

Why it works:

Study Efficiently: Skip what you know, review what you don't.
Retain What You Learn: Engaging animations and real-life examples make topics easy to grasp.
Be Ready on Test Day: Use the Running Water chapter exam to be prepared.
Get Extra Support: Ask our subject-matter experts any running water question. They're here to help!
Study With Flexibility: Watch videos on any web-ready device.

Students will review:

This chapter helps students review the concepts in a running water unit of a standard human geography course. Topics covered include:

Characteristics of drainage basins
Laminar and turbulent flows in streams
Effects of erosion and deposition on Earth's landforms
Landform diagrams
Stream valley formation
Formation and process of bedrock channels
Types of alluvial channels

9 Lessons in Chapter 16: Human Geography - Running Water: Help and Review

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1. Drainage Basins: Definition & Characteristics

Do you know where the water in your area flows? In this lesson, we will explore the system of drainage basins and how they help develop river systems. We will also investigate some extreme examples of drainage basins.

2. Laminar & Turbulent Streamflows

Streams come in many different shapes and sizes. They can also vary in speed and direction of flow. In this lesson, we will explore two different ways that water can flow through a stream.

3. Effect of Erosion and Deposition on Landforms

Landforms are constantly being broken down and reformed by the processes of weathering, erosion, and deposition. In this lesson, we explore chemical and physical weathering and how the face of the earth gets changed.

4. How a Landform Diagram Describes the Geological Progression of a Landscape

This lesson describes what a landform diagram is. We'll also discuss some basic laws of geology that can help scientists deduce both the order of events that create a landform and the geologic events that occur after a landform's formation.

5. The Formation of Stream Valleys

Running water is very powerful and has the ability to change the land around it. In this lesson, we will explore the creation of stream valleys and how they are shaped by the water that runs through them.

6. Base Level of a Stream: Definition & Effect on Erosion

Water stops flowing when it reaches its lowest level; this is called the base level. Learn about the base level of a stream, how it affects erosion, and some examples of local base levels, including lakes, dams and waterfalls.

7. Bedrock Channels: Formation & Process

Bedrock channels are eroded paths cut through solid rock foundations known as bedrock. Learn about bedrock channels and the processes that form them, including abrasion and plucking.

8. Alluvial Channels: Definition & Types

An alluvial channel is a water channel made up of loose sediments called alluvium. Learn about the types of alluvial channels, meandering channels and braided channels, and the characteristics that make them unique in this lesson.

9. Intertidal Zone: Definition, Characteristics & Facts

Sea stars, anemones, and crabs, oh my! In this lesson, learn about the zone of the ocean where these creatures can be found. Discover some key characteristics and facts of this zone, then test your knowledge with a quiz.

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