Geography Flashcards
What is a source of a river?
A source of a river is where it starts, usually beginning high up.
What is an upper course?
A upper course is a young river that flows quickly. The energy builds up and causes even faster flowing rivers, creating waterfalls where the land is steep.
What is a middle course?
A middle course is the part of a river that gets wider and slows down.
What is a meander?
A meander is a curving bend in a river.
What is the mouth of a river?
A mouth is where the river opens up into a large body of water such as a lake or ocean.
Which way does a river flow?
A river always flows DOWNHILL.
What is a tributary?
A tributary is a stream or river that flows into a bigger river.
What is a stream?
A stream is a small river.
What is a catchment area?
A catchment area is the area drained by a river and its tributaries.
What is a river system?
A river system is all the rivers and streams in a catchment area.
All rivers have:
A source, an upper course, a middle course, a lower course and a mouth.
What is a lower course?
The lower course of a river is a part of a river that all the tributaries have joined to, making it slower and bigger.
What is a steppe?
A steppe is a partly dry grassland or shrubland with no / few trees often found on the edges of deserts.
What is a volcano?
A volcano is a mountain or hill, typically in the shape of a cone, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth’s crust.
What is a straight?
A straight is a narrow passage of water connecting two seas together.
