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1.3 River Landscapes Flashcards

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1
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Define Ribbon Lake

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Large, narrow lake, occupying a v-shaped valley

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Define V-Shaped Valley

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A valley formed where a glacier used to be

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Define Meltwater

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River which form when glaciers melt

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Define Moraine

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A mass of rocks/ sediment carried and deposited by a glacier

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Define Hydraulic Action

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Water is forced into cracks in the rock and air is forced out explosively, breaking off pieces of the banks

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6
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Define Abrasion

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This is when pebbles grind along a rock platform, much like sandpaper. Over time the rock becomes smooth.

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Define Attrition

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This is when rocks that the sea is carrying knock against each other. They break apart to become smaller and more rounded.

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Define Corrosion

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When acid rain causes chemical weathering

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Define Chemical Weathering

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Acids in seawater slowly dissolve rocks

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Define Biological Weathering

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Roots of growing plants and burrowing animals or nesting birds can cause rocks to weather

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Define Mechanical Weathering

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Caused by repeated freezing and thawing of water in a crack or hole in the rock.

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12
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What is deposition?

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When sediment, usually carried by waves is laid down or deposited

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When does deposition occur?

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When their is not enough energy to carry sediment any further

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14
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Define Source

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The beginning of the river

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15
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Define Confluence

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Where 2 rivers meet

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16
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Define Watershed

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An area of highland between two drainage basins

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17
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Define Mouth

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Where a river flows into a lake or the sea

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18
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Define Tributary

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A small river/ stream that flows into a larger river

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19
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Drainage Basin

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The area drained by a river and its tributaries

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20
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How does the channels shape change through the course of a river?

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The channel becomes larger the further down the river it is.

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21
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How does the gradient change through a river course?

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Decreases. The gradient starts very steep but the steepness evens out as it reaches the lower course.

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22
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How does the discharge change through a river course?

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It increases as it goes down the river.

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23
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How does the velocity change through a river course?

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It increases due to less friction.

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24
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How does the sediment size change through a river course?

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The sediments erode one another getting smaller through the river course.

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Describe how a plunge-pool forms

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When hard rockets on top of soft rock, the waves erode at the soft rock creating an undercut. Hydraulic action and abrasion then deepen this into a plunge-pool.

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26
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What is likely to occur if you have an overhang?

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The overhang is likely to collapse

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27
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On which side of a bend does water travel faster?

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Outside

28
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What forms on the outside bends of rivers?

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River Cliffs

29
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What forms on the inside bends of rivers?

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Point Bar 
(Slip-off Slope)
30
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Describe levees

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A natural (or artificial) wall that increases the height of a river bank to prevent flooding.

31
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Describe Channelisation

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Widening or deepening the river to increase the discharge

32
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Describe Flood Relief Channels

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Channels made to relieve a river from high discharge

33
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Describe Dams and Reservoirs

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Large (usually artificial) lakes used to collect water and store it.

34
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Describe Washlands

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Areas of land near a river allowed to flood to take stress of off other areas

35
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Describe River Restoration

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The process of restoring a river to improve natural process

36
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Describe Floodplain Zoning

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This involves placing restrictions on land usage in the areas surrounding a river.

37
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Describe Vertical Erosion

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Erosion of the bed

38
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Describe Lateral Erosion

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Erosion of the sides

39
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Describe the formation of Oxbow Lakes

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As a Meander becomes deeper and deeper, the river may meet itself and then find another path, this leaves an oxbow lake

40
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Describe Meanders

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As river rushes around bends, the outside is eroded more than the inside, this causes bends called meander

41
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What is the Tees-Exe line?

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A line which separates highland and lowland Britain

42
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Describe a River Profile

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Altitude decreases as the river gets further from the source

43
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How does depth change down the river?

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Gets deeper down the river

44
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How does valley profile change down a river?

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In the upper course it is narrow and steep, it gets wider and the banks slope more further down the river

45
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What is the shape and size of sediment in the upper course?

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Angular Boulders

46
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What is the shape and size of sediment in the middle course?

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Rounded Rocks

47
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What is the shape and size of sediment in the lower course?

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Smooth, Round Pebbles

48
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What are the three sections a river can be broken down into?

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Upper Course
Middle Course
Lower Course

49
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What features are present in the upper course?

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Waterfalls
Gorges
Interlocking Spurs
V-shaped valley

50
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What features are present in the middle course?

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Meanders
Floodplain
Gentle Slopes

51
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What features are present in the lower course?

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Meanders
Floodplain
Estuary
Levees
Ox-bow Lake
52
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What features are present in the mouth of a river?

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Deltas

53
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What model shows us how features of a river change across the profile?

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Bradshaw Model

54
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Define Irrigation

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A method in which a controlled amount of water is supplied to plants at regular intervals for agriculture

55
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Define Saturated

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Holding as much water or moisture as can be absorbed

56
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What are 6 physical causes of flooding in the UK?

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Impermeable Rock
Steep Valley Sides
Hot, Dry Weather
Ploughing Slopes
Deforestation
Dams Burst
57
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How do impermeable rocks contribute to flooding?

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Water does not soak into the ground, causing more surface run-off

58
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How do steep valley sides contribute to flooding?

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More water runs down to the river, increasing discharge so that less is needed to cause the flood

59
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How does hot, dry weather contribute to flooding?

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Means that the soil becomes hard and water cannot soak in

60
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How do dam bursts contribute to flooding?

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Greatly increases discharge and water in the area

61
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How does deforestation contribute to flooding?

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Water is not soaked up by roots and therefore the soil is more quickly saturated, once soil is saturated, there is greater surface run-off

62
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How does ploughing contribute to flooding?

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Soil can hold less water

63
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What do hydrographs show?

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How a river responds to a storm event

They show the relationship between rainfall and river discharge

64
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Define the rising limb on a hydrograph

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Line representing the rapid rise in water after a period of intense rainfall

65
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Define the falling limb on a hydrograph

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Represents the reduction in the amount of rainfall reaching the river channel

66
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What is lag time? (Hydrographs)

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The difference between the heaviest rainfall and the point at which the river contains the largest amount of water

67
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What factors influence lag time?

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Size of a drainage basin
Vegetation
Velley side steepness
Soil Type

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