Chapter 17: Flowing Water (Fluvial Systems)

Question 1

What is a drainage basin?

Answer 1

The geographic area drained by a single trunk stream and its tributaries.

Question 2

Define fluvial erosion.

Answer 2

The removal of soil and rock by flowing water.

Question 3

What is an exotic stream?

Answer 3

A permanent stream originating in a humid region and flowing through an arid region (e.g., Nile River).

Question 4

What affects a stream’s discharge?

Answer 4

Climate, season, surface permeability, and stream order.