Les 8 - Rivieren

• Aardrijkskunde
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Planning

• Short explanation on fall and gradient
• Get to work on a worksheet

Fall

The difference in height between point A and point B

Gradient

The fall per kilometer

Make question 1

In five minutes I will give you the answers

Make question 1

In five minutes I will give you the answers

A. 12 m

B. 150 km

C. 12 m

D. 12/150 = 0,08m/km

Continue with question 2

In ten minutes I will give you the answers

Continue with question 2

In ten minutes I will give you the answers

A. 2345 - 261 = 2084

B. 2084/375 = 5.56 m/km

C. 708km

D. 249m

E. 249m

F. 249/708 = 0,35 m/km

Continue with question 3

Na 7 minuten bespreken we de vragen

Flow rate

• The flow rate is the amount of water flowing at a particular point in the river.
• Flow rate is expressed in cubic meters per second.
  
• De Rijn heeft een gemiddeld debiet van 2200 m³/s

Regime

• The fluctuations (schommelingen) in the flow rate of the river

Is the flow rate of the Rhine higher in Switzerland or the Netherlands? Why do you think so?

Homework

Assigment 1, 5, 7, 9 and 10 of §6.4