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river and environment
Hayley Slater
Flashcards by Hayley Slater, updated more than 1 year ago
Hayley Slater
Created by Hayley Slater over 8 years ago
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Tertiary Industry does not produce anything but often involves the provision of different services.
raw materials anything that occurs in a natural state and that is useful to others.
secondary industry the manufactoring of goods using raw materials from the primary idustry.
primary industry the extraction of raw materials from the ground or sea.
employement structure the proportion of people who work in each sector of the econonmy.
drainage basin an area of land drained by the river and its tributaries
source where the river starts
confluence where two rivers meet
mouth where the river joins the sea
tributaries where a smaller river or stream joins a larger river.
water shed the boundary of a river basin.
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