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Rivers
- Common Features
- River Source
- The place where
a river begins
- The place where
a river begins
- Tributary
- A stream or river which
joins a larger river
- A stream or river which
joins a larger river
- Estuary
- The place where a river
enters the sea,a lake or
other river
- The place where a river
enters the sea,a lake or
other river
- Confluence
- A place where two or
more rivers meet
- A place where two or
more rivers meet
- River mouth
- The part of a river
which connects to the
sea
- The part of a river
which connects to the
sea
- Drainage Basin
- Total area drained
by a river and it's
tributaires
- Total area drained
by a river and it's
tributaires
- Watershed
- The high ground which separates
one river basin from another
- 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
- The route taken by a river
between it's source and it's mouth
- River Source
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- When chemicals in the water gradually break down
the rock e.g calcium carbonate wears away limestone
- Hydraulic Action
- How rivers erode
- V-shaped Valleys
- Interlocking spurs
- Waterfalls
- Youthful rivers are small in volume
and generally erode the land over
which they flow
- The mature stage
- Valley Troughs
- Wide-floored valleys with
gently sloping sides
- Wide-floored valleys with
gently sloping sides
- Meanders
- Valley Troughs
- The old age stage
- Flood Plains
- Levees
- Ox-bow lakes
- Deltas
- Flood Plains
- The youthful stage
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