River Tees Flashcards
1
Q
Where is the River Tees?
A
Newcastle, Middlesborough
2
Q
Where is the source?
A
Moorlands of Cumbria
3
Q
What is the altitude at the start?
A
600m
4
Q
What surrounds the river?
A
Pennine hills
5
Q
What is the annual rainfall?
A
1200mm
6
Q
What is the hard igneous rock along the river bed?
A
Whinstone
7
Q
How high is High Force?
A
22m
8
Q
How much water passes the waterfall ?
A
22m3/s
9
Q
What features are found in the middle course?
A
Meanders
Smaller bed load
10
Q
What features are in the lower course?
A
Estuaries Flood plains deltas Ox bow lakes River is very wide Deeper
11
Q
What are the advantage of living on a floodplain?
A
Fertile soile
Close to a river
12
Q
What are the disadvantages of living on a floodplain?
A
Prone to flooding
Land not good for building
13
Q
How is a levée formed?
A
When the river floods sediment from the bed load is deposited on the banks of the river forming a natural barrier
