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Rivers Flashcards

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What is the rivers course?

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the path of a river as it flows downhill

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What are the three courses of a river?

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upper, middle, lower

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what do rivers form as they flow downhill?

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channels and valleys

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What does the long profile of a river tell you?

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how the gradient changes over different courses

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What does the cross profile of a river show you?

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what a cross section of the river would look like

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Describe the upper course of a river?

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  • steep
  • v-shaped valley
  • steep sides
  • narrow, shallow channel
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Describe the middle course of a river?

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  • medium gradiant
  • gently sloping valley sides
  • wider deeper channel
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Describe the lower course of a river?

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  • gentle gradient
  • very wide
  • very flat valley
  • very wide, deep channel
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what can erosion be? two things

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lateral or vertical

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What is vertical erosion?

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  • deepens river valley making it v-shaped
  • dominant in upper course of river
  • high turbulence causes rough rocks to be scraped along river bed causing intense downward erosion
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What is lateral erosion?

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  • widens river valley during formation of meanders

- dominant in middle and lower courses

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What are the 4 processes of a river?

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hydraulic action, abrasion, attrition, solution

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What is hydraulic action?

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the force the water breaks rock particles away from the river channel

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What is abrasion?

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eroded rocks picked up by the river scrape and rub against the channel causing it to wear away

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What is attrition?

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eroded rocks picked up by the river smash into each other and break into smaller fragments . their edges become rounded as they rub together

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What is solution?

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river water dissolves some type of rock

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What are the 4 processes of transportation?

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traction, saltation, suspension and solution

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What is traction?

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large particles like boulders are pushed along the river bed by the force of water

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What is suspension?

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small particles like silt and call are carried along the water

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What is saltation?

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pebble sized materials are bounced along the river bed by the force of water

21
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What is solution?

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soluble materials dissolve in the water and are carried along

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What is deposition?

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when a river drops the eroded material its transporting

23
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where are waterfalls and gorges found?

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in the upper course of the river

24
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Explain how a waterfall is formed?

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  • river flows over area of hard rock and then soft rock
  • the soft rock is eroded more then hard rock creating a step in the river
  • as water goes over step it erodes more and more of softer rock
  • steep drop eventually created and waterfall formed
  • hard rock eventually undercut by erosion, becomes unstable and collapses
  • collapsed rocks are swirled around at foot of waterfall where they erode soft rock by abrasion making a plunge pool
  • over time more undercutting and collapsing occurs
  • waterfall retreats leaving a steep gorge
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Where do waterfalls form?

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were river flows over an area of hard rock followed by soft rock

26
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Explain how interlocking spurs occur?

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  • in upper course, mostly vertical erosion creating steep v-shaped valley
  • rivers arnt powerful enough to erode laterally, they have to wind around the high hillsides that stick out wither side
  • the hillsides that interlock with each other as river winds around them are called interlocking spurs
27
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What are some soft engineering methods to reduce the effect of flooding?

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flood warning, preparation, flood plain zoning, planting trees, river restoration

28
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what are flood warnings?

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environmental agency warns people about possible flooding through TV, radio, internet and newspapers

29
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What is preparation for floods?

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buildings modified to reduce the amount of damage a flood could cause.
people make plans if a flood occurred
keep items needed in accessible place

30
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What is flood plain zoning?

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restrictions prevent buildings on parts of a flood plain that are likely to be effected by flood

31
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What does planting trees do for floods?

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planting in river valley increases interception of rainwater and also increases lag time

32
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What does river restoration do for floods?

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making rivers more natural, removing man made levees so flood plains can flood naturally

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What are the benefits of flood warnings?

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  • impact of flooding is reduced

- give people time to move possessions upstairs, put sandbags in position

34
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What are the disadvantages of flood warnings?

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  • don’t stop flood from happening

- people may not hear or have access to warnings

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What are the benefits of preparation?

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  • impact of flooding is reduced
  • buildings less damaged
  • people know what to do
  • less likely to worry about threat
36
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What are the disadvantage of preparation?

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  • doesnt guarantee safety from a flood
  • false sense of security
  • expensive to modify buildings and homes
37
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what are some advantages of flood plain zoning?

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  • risk of flooding is reduced
  • impermeable sufaces arnt created
  • impact of flooding is reduced - no buildings to damage
38
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What are some disadvantages of flood plain zoning?

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  • expansion of urban area is limited

- no help to areas that have already been built on

39
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What are some advantages of planting trees?

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  • dishrag and flood risk are reduced

- vegetation reduces soil erosion in valley and provides habitats to wildlife

40
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What are some disadvantages of planting trees?

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-less land for farming

41
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What are some advantages of river restoration?

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  • less risk of flooding downstream because discharge is reduces
  • little maintenance
  • more habits for wildlife
42
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What are some disadvantages of river restoration?

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  • local flood risk can increase
43
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Name a place that needed flood management?

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banbury

44
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Describe banbury?

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in cotswold hils about 50km north of Oxford.
population of around 45000 people.
most of town on a floodplain of river cherwell and river thames

45
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How has Banbury been effected by flooding?

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  • 1998 flooding led to closure of towns railway station, shut local roads and caused 12.5 mill of damage
  • more then 150 homes and buisnesses were effected
  • in 2007 town was hit again by flooding
46
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What has been done in banbury to reduce risk of flooding?

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  • 2.9km earth embankment was built parallel to M40 motorway to create flood storage, 4.5 meters tall and is capable of 3 million cubic meters of water
  • flow control structures to control rate of flow downstream, excess water backs up behind structure filling resourvoire
  • raising A361 road in the flood storage area and added drainage
  • earth embankments and flood-walls to protect property and businesses ( Pro-drive)
  • new pumping station to transfer excess rainwater into the river below the town
  • Biodiversity action plan, habitat with ponds, trees and hedgerows to absorb and store excess water
47
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social benifits of flood management scheme?

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  • raised A361 will be open during flood
  • quality of life for locals improved with new footpaths and green areas
  • reduced levels of anxiety through fear of flooding
48
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What are some economic benefits of flood management scheme?

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  • cost was £18.5 million

- by protecting 441 houses and 73 properties benefits are over £100 millon

49
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enviromental benefits + downsides of banbury flood scheme?

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  • 100000 tonnes of earth were required to build embankment
  • biodiversity action plan created
  • part of floodplain deliberaterly allowed to flood

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