Rivers Flashcards
Where do rivers begin?
At their source
What is the root of river takes called?
Course
Where does the river meet the sea?
It’s a mouth
What is a drainage basin?
The area of land drained by a river
What is a watershed? She
The area of Highland separating two drainage basins
What is a tributary?
A small stream that flows into the main river
What is a confluence?
Or two rivers meet
What are meanderers?
Benz in the river
Name the four types of river erosion
Hyaluronic action abrasion solution and attrition
Hyaluronic action
When the fast water breaks up the bed and banks of a river
Abrasion
When a rivers load breaks up the banks of a river
Solution
When river water dissolves the rocks
Attrition
When stones roll over and collide with each other and become smooth
Traction
Largest stones are rolled along the river bed
What are the four processes of river transport?
Traction salutation suspension solution
Salutation
When lighter stones are hopped along the river bed
Suspension
When the smallest soil grains are held up in the water making it cloudy
Solution
When rock is dissolved in the water
What is the fertile soil that a river deposits called?
Alluvium
Name the three stages of a river’s course
Upper course or young, middle course or mature, lower course or old
