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| Question | Answer |
| Discharge | The volume of water passing a given point in a river at any given time |
| Drainage basin | The total area from which a river gains its water |
| Flood or storm hydrograph | A line graph to show the discharge in a river after a period of rain |
| Flashy | A hydrograph that responds quickly to a period of rain |
| Relief | The height and slope of the land |
| Impermeable | Rock that doesn't allow water to pass through |
| Porous | Rock that allows water to soak into it via spaces between particles |
| Pervious | Rock that allows water to pass through it via vertical joints and horizontal bedding planes |
| Urbanisation | The increase in the proportion of people living in cities |
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