Rivers Flashcards
Features of erosion
Water falls,interlocking spurs and v shaped valleys
Features of deposition
Levees and flood plains
Features of erosion and deposion
Meanders and oxbow lakes
Solution meaning
Rocks such as limestone and soil are dissolved by acids in the water
Attrition meaning
Small stones are worn down and broken up as they hit off each other
Abrasion meaning
Small stones wear away the banks and bed of the river
Hydraulic action meaning
Physical force of the moving water wears away rock and soil from the banks and bed of the river
Source meaning
The beginning of a river
Course meaning
The route a river takes to the sea
Confluence meaning
The point at which 2 rivers join together
Tributary meaning
A stream that flows into a lager stream / river
Mouth meaning
The point where a river comes to the end and entering the sea
Drainage basin meaning
The area of land drained by a river
Water shed meaning
The area of high ground which separates 2 drainage basins
Estuary meaning
The part of a river mouth that is tidal
