General Flashcards
1
Q
What percentage of global population live in an area where rivers are degraded?
A
80%
2
Q
What are the challenges facing big rivers?
A
Water infrastructure Over extraction of water Climate change Invasive species Over-fishing Pollution
3
Q
What 2 controls shape rivers?
A
Tectonic and climatic
4
Q
What system is the Amazon?
A
Continental collision belt
5
Q
What setting is Brahmaputra?
A
Intrabasinal
6
Q
What setting is the Rio grande river?
A
Rift
7
Q
What setting is the Parana?
A
Cratonic
8
Q
Why might peak discharge in big rivers be much lower than smaller rivers?
A
Big rivers are less seasonal
9
Q
What is a baroclinic river?
A
High latitude
10
Q
What is a barotropic river?
A
Equatorial
11
Q
Why are western rivers managed better?
A
More money
