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Geomorphology Flashcards

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Catchment area

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A whole drainage basin as well as the source area of water on the surface and underground

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River system

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The main river and all its tributaries

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River mouth

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The area where a ride enters the sea or a lake

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Watershed

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High-lying areas that separate one drainage basin from another

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Source

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The starting point of a river

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Tributary

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A small river that flows into the main river

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Confluence

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The point where two rivers meet

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Water table

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The upper level of groundwater

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Surface run-off

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All water that moves across the surface of a drainage basin

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Groundwater

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Water that has infiltrated the surface and moved downwards due to gravity

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Permanent river

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A river that continues and contains water all year round

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Periodic river

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A river that only receives water and flows during the rainy season or for part of the year

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Episodic river

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A river that only flows very occasionally, only after heavy rains

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Exotic river

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A river that has its source in a rainy area and flows through a very dry area

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Drainage pattern

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The way in which a river system is shaped by relief and appears on the ground

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Dendritic pattern

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Looks like a trunk and branches of a tree with tributaries joining at ACUTE angles

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Trellis pattern

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Short tributaries that join the river in right angles

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Rectangular pattern

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Rivers have right angle bends and tributaries join at right angles

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Radial centrifugal pattern

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River flows away from a central high point such as a dome or volcano

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Radial centripetal pattern

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River flows into a central basin or depression

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Deranged pattern

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River appears to have no specific pattern

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Parallel pattern

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Tributaries flow almost parallel to each other

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Stream order

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A measure of a river systems branching pattern and the number of tributaries. It is used to compare different river systems

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Discharge of a river

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The amount of water flowing in a river system measured in cubic meters per second

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Laminar flow

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Smooth flow where water moves in sheets in a large rivers which particles gliding over each other

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Turbulent flow

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Rough flow where water particles bump into each other and the river banks, causing eddies and swirls

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Eddy

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A swirling, circular flow of water in a river

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Hydrograph

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A graphs which indicates the volume of water flowing in a river over a period of time

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Acquiclude

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A rock later that cannot be infiltrated by groundwater

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Acquifer

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A rock layer that allows water to infiltrate it

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Impermeable rock

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Rock which cannot be infiltrated by water

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Erosion

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Wearing away and removal of particles of rock from a river channel

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Transportation

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Carrying eroded material downstream a river

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Deposition

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When eroded particles settle on the river bed or banks

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River profile

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A cross-section view through a river

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Transverse profile

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A cross-section of a river from one side to the other showing the shape of the river channel

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Longitudinal profile

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The cross-section along a rivers course from source to mouth

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Fluvial landforms

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Landforms that are created by rivers through the processes of erosion, transportation and deposition

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Meander

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A series of winding curves in a river

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Drainage basin

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The total surface area drained by one river system including all tributaries

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