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Rivers
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Mapa Mental sobre Rivers, creado por texttoffee el 13/05/2014.
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geography
rivers
2014
summer exam
junior cert. level
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Rivers
Common Features
River Source
The place where a river begins
Tributary
A stream or river which joins a larger river
Estuary
The place where a river enters the sea,a lake or other river
Confluence
A place where two or more rivers meet
River mouth
The part of a river which connects to the sea
Drainage Basin
Total area drained by a river and it's tributaires
Watershed
The high ground which separates one river basin from another
River course
The route taken by a river between it's source and it's mouth
Three stages of a river
The youthful stage
Youthful rivers are small in volume and generally erode the land over which they flow
How rivers erode
Hydraulic Action
The force of the water hitting against the bed and banks of the river and breaking pieces off which is carried in the load of the river
Abrasion
The load of the river hitting against the bed of a river and eroding it away
Attrition
When the stones in the rivers load hit off the bedrock and banks but they themselves are worn down
Solution
When chemicals in the water gradually break down the rock e.g calcium carbonate wears away limestone
V-shaped Valleys
Interlocking spurs
Waterfalls
The mature stage
Valley Troughs
Wide-floored valleys with gently sloping sides
Meanders
The old age stage
Flood Plains
Levees
Ox-bow lakes
Deltas
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