Drainage Basin Flashcards
What is the name of the small river that joins the main one?
These are called tributaries
What is the flat piece of land next to a river called?
It is called a floodplain
What is the watershed?
It is the dividing line between one rivers drainage basin and another
What is a source?
Where the river starts normally up high in the mountains,from rain or melting ice it the travels down to start its journey to the sea
What is a drainage basin?
It is where all the rain falls and collects inside an area which then runs down the valley and into the river
What is the mouth of a river?
It is where the river flows into the sea and all the fresh water mixes with the salty sea water
What is a estuary?
A estuary is a wide river mouth that goes into the sea
What is the name of when 2 rivers join?
It is called a confluence when 2 rivers join and make one
What is the thing that a river runs through?
It runs through a valley
Name three sources of a river
Spring,a lake,melting glacier ect
What is a channel?
Where a river flows
