Drainage Basin Features - FREE KS3 Geography Worksheet

Find out why a single ridge of high ground can send identical rainfall into two completely different seas in this free KS3 Geography worksheet — no preparation needed, just download and use. Perfect as a lesson starter, homework task, or quick revision activity for students aged 11-14. 🌊

A drainage basin is the whole stretch of land whose water all drains into one river, and its boundary — a ridge of high ground — is called a watershed.

This taster worksheet includes 3 questions worth 13 marks in total: a multiple choice question on what a drainage basin actually is, a fill-in-the-blank exercise on key terms like source and watershed, and an extended written question asking students to explain why rain on either side of a ridge ends up in different rivers. A full answer key with marking guidance is included. 📝

Watch the full lesson on YouTube: https://youtu.be/nJO66uEaixA

Want more? The full 100-mark premium worksheet goes deeper into tributaries and confluences, river mouths and estuaries, and identifying every drainage basin feature on an Ordnance Survey map. A complete lesson bundle with the extension pack is also available in the iNewittAll shop.

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KEY STAGE: KS3

SUBJECT: Geography