Parts Of A River Drainage Basin Flashcards
What is a Valley?
An area with higher ground on each side where a river runs through.
What is a Floodplain?
The land either side of the river which may flood if the river overflows.
What is the Mouth?
Where the river ends and meets a larger body of water.
What is a Confluence?
The meeting point of two rivers.
What is a Tributary?
Smaller rivers meeting a main one.
What is a Watershed?
Imaginary outline of a river basin with an area of higher ground.
What is a River Basin?
The area inside a Watershed where all rain will collect into a river.
What is a Source?
Where a river starts.
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an extremely powerful country,
especially one capable of influencing international
events and the acts and policies of less powerful
countries. Its power can be felt all over the world.
