Geography Flashcards
What is a river?
What is a river?
A natural moving body of water
What is the start of a river called?
Source
What is the end of a river called?
Mouth
Define a drainage
an area of land that is drained by a river and its tributaries
What is a watershed?
The edge of a drainage basin
What is a tributary?
A small river or stream that joins a larger river.
What is the confluence of a river?
the point where the tributary joins the main river.
How are the rivers part of the water cycle?
1.The water for a river comes from the rain.
2.The rain lands on the mountains.
3. Water flows down the mountains and over the land to reach the river.
4. The river flows across the landscape until it reaches the sea
What 10 countries travel through the Nile?
Burundi
Tanzania
Rwanda
Democratic Of Congo
Kenya
Uganda
Sudan
South Sudan
Ethiopia
Why do geographers use cross profiles?
To see the shape of the river channel.
What is the bottom of the channel called?
riverbed
What are the sides of the river called?
riverbanks
Describe the size and shape of the upper course?
steep and narrow
How does water move in the upper course?
The water moves vertically.\this erodes the riverbed,creating the v- shaped channel
Describe the size and shape of the lower course?
Wide and deep
