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Syllabus contentjkgeography linkTextbook pages (Our Dynamic Planet)Case study/examplesRAG
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The drainage basin as an open system with inputs (precipitation of varying type and intensity), outputs (evaporation and transpiration), flows (infiltration, throughflow, overland flow and base flow) and stores (including vegetation, soil, aquifers and the cryosphere)https://www.jkgeography.com/the-drainage-basin-as-a-system.html9-17
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River discharge and its relationship to stream flow, channel characteristics and hydraulic radiushttps://www.jkgeography.com/river-discharge.html18-22
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River processes of erosion, transportation and deposition and spatial and temporal factors influencing their operation, including channel characteristics and seasonalityhttps://www.jkgeography.com/river-processes.html22-34
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The formation of typical river landforms, including waterfalls, floodplains, meanders, levees and deltashttps://www.jkgeography.com/river-landforms.html22-34
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Hydrograph characteristics (lag time, peak discharge, base flow) and natural influences on hydrographs, including geology and seasonality35-36
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How urbanization, deforestation and channel modifications affect flood risk within a drainage basin, including its distribution, frequency and magnitude36-38
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Attempts at flood prediction, including changes in weather forecasting and uncertainty in climate modelling39-40
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Flood mitigation, including structural measures (dams, afforestation, channel modification and levee strengthening) and planning (personal insurance and flood preparation, and flood warning technology)https://www.jkgeography.com/flood-mitigation-case-studies.html 40-54Jakarta, Bangkok, Mississippi, Ijssel, Yangtze
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Physical and economic water scarcity, and the factors that control these including the causes and impacts of droughts; the distinction between water quantity and water qualityhttps://www.jkgeography.com/water-scarcity.html55-58
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Environmental consequences of agricultural activities on water quality, to include pollution (eutrophication) and irrigation (salinization)
• Detailed examples to illustrate the role of different stakeholders		https://www.jkgeography.com/agricultural-activities-and-water-quality.html58-71Eutrophication in China, Salinization in Brazil
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Growing human pressures on lakes and aquifers, including economic growth and population migrationhttps://www.jkgeography.com/pressures-on-lakes-and-aquifers.html71-82Great Artesian Basin, Aral Sea
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Internationally shared water resources as a source of conflict
• Case study of one internationally shared water resource and the role of different stakeholders in attempting to find a resolution		https://www.jkgeography.com/internationally-shared-water-and-conflict.html83-93Singapore and Malaysia
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The importance of strengthening participation of local communities to improve water management in different economic development contexts, including sustainable water use and efficiency, and ensuring access to clean, safe and affordable waterhttps://www.jkgeography.com/water-management-participation-of-local-communities.html94-97Jordan, Ladakh, Malawi, Kenya, rainwater harvesting and conservation in California
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Increased dam building for multipurpose water schemes, and their costs and benefits
• Case study of contemporary dam building expansion in one major drainage basin		https://www.jkgeography.com/dams-as-multi-purpose-schemes.html98-103Three Gorges
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The growing importance of integrated drainage basin management (IDBM) plans, and the costs and benefits they bring
• Case study of one recent IDBM plan		https://www.jkgeography.com/water-management-integrated-drainage-basin-management-idbm.html104-118One case study chosen from the WWF website
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Growing pressures on major wetlands and efforts to protect them, such as the Ramsar Convention
• Case study of the future possibilities for one wetland area		https://www.jkgeography.com/water-management-integrated-drainage-basin-management-idbm.html 118-127Everglades https://www.jkgeography.com/managing-wetlands.html
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