1C Rivers Valley Flashcards

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where are the uk’s upland

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Most of our upland habitats are found in Scotland, Wales and Northern England

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where are the uk’s lowland

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Lowland areas are mostly found in the south and east of the UK. Lowland areas are close to sea level and lie below around 200m. An example is the Fens in East Anglia.

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Aran Fawddwy

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Aran Fawddwy is a mountain in southern Snowdonia, Wales, United Kingdom
made from hard rocks

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cotswold hills

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south central England in The Cotswolds

made from soft rocks

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highest mountain the uk

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ben nevis ,

Stands At 1,345 metres above sea level, it is in the Lochaber area of the Scottish Highlands,

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highest mountain wales

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Snowdon is the highest mountain in Wales, at an elevation of 1,085 metres (3,560 ft) above sea level,It is located in Snowdonia National Park

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longest river in the uk

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its The River Severn. At about 220 miles .it flow from the Cambrian Mountains of mid Wales. It then flows through Shropshire, ..

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tyne river course

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Primary source is the South Tyne
which is located in Alston Moor, Cumbria, England
the mouth of river is inTynemouth
which is located in South Shields

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drainage basin

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is the area of land drained by the river and its tributaries

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source

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the start of a river

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watershed

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the edge of a river basin

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mouth

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the end of a river usually where a river joins the sea

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tributary

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a small steam or river that joins the larger one

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long profile

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shows how river gradient changes as the river moves from upper to lower course

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cross profile

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shows the valley shape changes as the river moves from upper to lower course

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what can be a source

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a spring, lake or puddle where rain is collected

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17
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what happens to a river

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the river gets wider from source to mouth and carries more water

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waterfall

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a place where the river flows over a steep side of a valley

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fluvial processes

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a river carries water from land to the sea . a journey that a river makes is called a long profile. fluvial processes such as erosion, transportation and deposition occur. these processes help to shape the valley.

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erosion

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is the wearing away of rocks by natural processes of the river. this can be vertically which makes the river deep or lateral which makes it wide

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solution

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the river carried bits of rocks e.g limestone which dissolves in the river until you cannot see them

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abrasion

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rocks carried along by the river scrape along the river bed and banks like sand paper

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attrition

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rocks smash together and break into smaller rocks

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hydraulic action

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the river water moves fast past the riversides which forces air to be trapped in the soils which weakens the river banks

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traction
large particles like boulders are pushed along the river bed by the force of water
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suspension
small particles like clay & silt are carried along by the water
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solution
soluble material dissolves in the water are carried along
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saltations
pebble-sized particles are bounced along the river bed by the force of the water
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depositions
is when a river drops the eroded materials its transporting it happens when a river slows down -the volume of water decreases -the amount of transported eroded material increases -the water is shallower e.g. on the inside of a bend - river reached the mouth
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How much of the UK is moorland
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Fluvial processes of the upper course
Hydraulic action V shaped valleys Waterfalls Gorges
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Fluvial processes of middle course
Lateral erosion Meanders Ox bow lake Floodplains
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Fluvial processes of lower course
Estuaries Lateral erosion Levees
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Upper course features
Marshy boggy land murky water due to suspension upland large bed load narrow shallow cross profile Fasts and narrow lots of erosion and high turbulence
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Middle course features
Farmland environment flatter land and floodplains broad and wide river fragments get smaller because of erosion
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Lower course features
Wide straighter river cab only transport fine materials | Many factories and industries are built e.g. oil petroleum iron steel nuclear
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Vertical erosion
This deepens the river valley making it v shaped it is dominant in the v shaped high turbulence causes angular particles to be scraped along the river bed causing downward erosion
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Lateral erosion
Widens river valley during the formation of Meanders | Lower and middle course
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Discharge
The volume of water flowing in to a river channel
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