Drainage basin Flashcards
1
Q
What is the source of a river?
A
Where a river begins
2
Q
What is a channel?
A
The river flows in this
3
Q
What are tributaries?
A
Smaller rivers which join the main river
4
Q
What is the drainage basin?
A
The area from which water drains into the river
5
Q
What is a watershed?
A
An imaginary line that separates two fm drainage basins
6
Q
What’s a confluence?
A
The point where two rivers join
7
Q
What is a flood plain?
A
Land that floods when a river overflows
8
Q
What is the river bed?
A
The bottom of the river channel
9
Q
What is the river bank?
A
The side of a river channel
10
Q
What is the mouth of a river ?
A
Where the river flows into the sea or lake
