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Paper 1 : Freshwater Drainage Basin Flashcards

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Drainage Basin

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An area where water supplied by precipitation is transferred to the ocean or larger stream.
- Includes all areas drained by a river.
- Divided by watersheds

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Confluence

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Where 2 rivers meet

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Tributary

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Smaller rivers join the larger river

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Watershed

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The area of highland forming the edge of a river basin.

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Source

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Where the river begins

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Mouth

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The the river ends / meets the sea

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Channel

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Where the river flows -> the drainage basin is an open system = has inputs and outputs + storage transfers

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Precipitation

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Any moisture that falls from the sky.

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Interception

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When an object stops precipitation from reaching the ground.

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Evapotranspiration

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Water evaporating from the vegetation

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Infiltration

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When water travels from the surface into the ground.

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Overland flow

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Surface runoff

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Evaporation

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Surface stores + rivers turning into water vapour

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Surface storage

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Any water held on the surface

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Throughflow

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The movement of water through unsaturated ground

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Soil moisture

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Water stored below surface in unsaturated ground

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17
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Groundwater storage

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Water stored in saturated ground

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Groundwater flow

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Movement of water through saturated ground

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Perlocation

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Water travels from unsaturated ground into saturated ground

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River discharge

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Discharge is the river that flows into the sea

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Factors that influence local hydrology

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Amount, intensity, variability, type (snow,rain), geographical distribution

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Factors that affect evaporation

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Temp, humidity, wind speed, vegetation, colour of surface

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Aquifers

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Rocks that contain high amounts of water + provide a source of water, water moves slowly through permeable rock.

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Field capacity

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The amount of water held in the soil after excess drains away

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Phreatic zone

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Permanently saturated zone

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Cryosphere

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66% of freshwater in high latitude+altitude regions, when it melts it becomes part of the hydrological cycle

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River discharge

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Is the volume of water passing a given point over a set time

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River discharge equation

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Cross sectional area x mean velocity

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River velocity

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The speed and direction of a river (m/sec)
Measure in the centre of river.
Affected by friction = travels fastest at the centre and slower at banks + bed.

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Factors affecting velocity

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Channel shape - measured by hydraulic radius = cross sectional area / wetted perimeter
- the higher the ratio, the more efficient the stream
Channel roughness - causes friction, slowing the water down, caused by irregularities in river bed, boulders, trees, vegetation + contact between water and the bed.
Channel gradient - slope / steepness = the steeper the gradient the faster the velocity

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River long-profile

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Upper = steep sides, shallow river, v-shaped valley, vertical erosion
Middle = steep, deep channel, lateral erosion, gently sloping sides
Lower = deeper channel, very wide, almost flat valley, gentle, high rates if deposition

32
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Erosional processes:
Abrasion
Attrition
Hydraulic action
Solution

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Abrasion = (corrosion) is the wearing away of the bank + bed by the carried load.
Attrition = the wearing away of the load, creating smaller particles.
Hydraulic action = the force of air + water on the sides of the river + cracks. Direct force causes pressure to drop + bubbles to form.
Solution = the removal of chemical ions (Ca) dissolving certain types of rocks

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Factors affecting erosion

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Heavier load, fast velocity, steeper gradient, softer rock, acidic water, high rates of deforestation = increased erosion

34
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Transportation Processes:
Traction
Saltation
Suspension
Solution

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Traction = movement of large boulders
Saltation = movement of smaller rocks + pebbles
Suspension = movement of silt
Solution = the minerals dissolved

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Deposition

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Sediment dropped, carried by wind + water.
- increases at a shallower gradient = lower velocity
- increases with a lower volume of water
- increases with a increase in friction between water + channel

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Interlocking spurs (upper)

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Projections of high land that alternate from either side of a v-shaped valley

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Waterfall (upper)

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When a river flows overland that has two different heights + rock types.
- Softer rock erodes faster = undercutting harder rock
- Leaving an overhang = until it collapses
- Fallen rocks crash into plunge pool
- Repeated upstream leaving behind a gorge

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Meander (middle)

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A bend in a river channel.
- Forms when water erodes the banks of the outside + sediment is deposited on the inside

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Ox-bow lake (middle)

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The neck of the meander gets narrower,eventually cutting it off during a flood, sediment seals it off

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Floodplain (lower)

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An area of land alongside a river prone to flooding = very fertile land due to deposition

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Levee (lower)

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A natural / artificial wall that blocks water.
- Formed by repeated flooding (sediment)
- Used to create available land or divert a body of water

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Hydrographs

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Shows how a river channel responds to key processes of the hydrological cycle, measures the speed at which rain falling on a drainage basin reaches the river channel
Discharge or run-off is plotted against time

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Factors affecting hydrographs

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Channel modifications = channelisation, enlargement, straightening = increases movement of water - lowers lag times (increases carrying capacity)
Urbanisation = removal of trees = decreased evapotranspiration + interception = increased runoff (impermeable surfaces)
Removal of vege - shorter lag times, increased peak flows, flood risk, runoff and lower carrying capacity.
Vege type = winter means fewer leaves , lowers interception

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