Rivers

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Rivers
  1. Key Words
    1. Source
      1. The area in which a river begins
      2. Mouth
        1. Where a river end its journey, flowing into the sea or a lake
        2. Tributary
          1. A smaller river that joins a larger river
          2. Confluence
            1. The point at which two rivers join
            2. Watershed
              1. The boundary between two drainage basins marked by high land
              2. Drainage Basin
                1. The area which is drained by a river and its tributaries
                2. Drainage Density
                  1. The total length of all the streams in the basin divided by the total area of the basin.
                3. Upper Course
                  1. Rapids
                    1. Waterfalls
                      1. V Shape Valleys
                        1. Steep
                          1. Interlocking Spurs
                            1. Gorges
                            2. Erosion
                              1. Hydraulic Action
                                1. Attrition
                                  1. Corrosion/Solution
                                    1. Physical Weathering
                                      1. Chemical Weathering
                                        1. Biological Weathering
                                          1. Slumping
                                            1. Soil Creep
                                              1. Abrasion/Corrasion

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