ODD ONE OUT 1
River basins and flooding – Odd One Out
1.
evaporation
18. drought
2.
tarmac
19. stores
3.
grass
20. tidal waves
4.
planting trees
21. slope
5.
watershed
22. lake
6.
heavy rain
23. precipitation
7.
transfers
24. sand
8.
high tides
25. deforestation
9.
monsoons
26. typhoons
10. vegetation
27. mouth
11. drainage basin
28. channel.
12. condensation
29. groundwater
13. concrete
30. surface water
14. urbanisation
31. snowmelt
15. dam building
32. raising river banks
16. source
33. throughflow
17. tributary
Use the words in the word sheet table to complete the following tasks:
Task 1
Working with a partner look at the sets of numbers below, which match the list above. Write
the four words in your book. Decide which of them is the odd one out, circle the word and
explain why it is the odd one out. Also, write a sentence or two to explain what the other three
have in common.
Set A
2
13
3
14
Set B
4
15
6
31
Set C
8
27
31
9
Set D
22
10
25
13
Set E
1
12
14
23
Set F
30
11
29
33
Set G
14
20
32
25
Set H
31
20
8
29
Set I
23
28
17
6
Set J
5
16
19
22
Task 2
Now that you can see a pattern to the sets of words, can you add a word to each group but
keep the same odd one out?
Task 3
Now try to put your own group(s) of words with an odd one out. Swop the words with your
partner and see if you can work each others out. It is sensible to pick sets which have an
obvious odd one out for this task.
Task 4
Now try to sort out all the words from the list on the wordsheet into 4 to 6 groups
After David Leat 1998 : Thinking Through Geography – Chris Kington Publishing