River Landscapes Flashcards
What is a valley?
An area with higher ground on either 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 a mouth?
Where the river ends and meets the sea
What is confluence?
The meeting point of two rivers
What is tributary?
Smaller rivers meeting a main one
What is a watershed?
Imaginary outline of a river basin. An area of higher ground.
What is a river basin?
The area inside the watershed where all rain will collect into a river.
What is a source?
Where the river starts
What is river erosion?
the wearing away and break down of rock by a river.
What is vertical erosion?
Erosion downwards
What is a river bank
Edge of the river
What is lateral erosion
Erosion sideways
What is the river bed
The bottom of the river
