GCSE and A Level AQA A GCSE Physical Paper 1 (5 Water on the Land (Rivers)) Flashcards on Water on Land Key Terms Flashcards, created by John Ditchburn on 23/03/2014.
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Erosion
Transportation
Deposition
Channel
Hydraulic action
Abrasion
Attrition
Solution
Load
Vertical erosion
Lateral erosion
Traction
Saltation
Suspension
Long profile
Cross profile
Waterfall
Gorge
Meander
Oxbow lake
Floodplain
Levees
Precipitation
Interception
Surface storage
Infiltration
Soil moisture
Percolation
Groundwater
Transpiration
Evaporation
Surface run-off (overland flow)
Throughflow
Groundwater flow
Water table
Discharge
Drainage basin
Flood or storm hydrograph
Flashy
Relief
Impermeable
Porous
Pervious
Urbanisation
Floods
Soil erosion
Hard engineering
Soft engineering
Dam
Reservoir
Reservoir
Straightening meanders
Floodplain zoning
Economic
Social
Environmental
Water stress
Areas of water deficit
Areas of water surplus
Sustainable
