Drainage Basin Flashcards
1
Q
What is a channel?
A
The channel is where the river flows.
2
Q
What is the source?
A
This is where the river starts.
3
Q
What is the mouth?
A
This is the end of the river.
4
Q
What is the water shed?
A
This is the dividing line between a river basin to another. It is usually a ridge of higher land.
5
Q
What is a river basin?
A
This is the rain falling in the area inside the red dashed line of the river.
6
Q
What is the tributary?
A
This is where smaller rivers join a main river.
7
Q
What is a confluence?
A
This is the point where two rivers join one.
8
Q
What are the tributaries of the River Thames?
A
The tributaries are Lee, Windrush and Cherwell.
9
Q
What is the Tributary that joins from the River Thames to Oxford?
A
The tributaries are Cherwell.
