Rivers - Drainage Basin Hydrological Cycle Flashcards
1
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Main Channel
A
The main area of flowing water confined by banks.
2
Q
Drainage Basin
A
The area of land drained by a main river and its tributaries.
3
Q
Confluence
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Where two or more streams/rivers meet.
4
Q
Watershed
A
The boundary of a drainage basin usually higher land or a ridge.
5
Q
Tributaries
A
A river or stream that flows into another river,stream or lake.
6
Q
Mouth
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The end of a river where it empties into a large body of water.
7
Q
Source
A
The start of a river.
8
Q
Stream Ordering
A
The measure of the relative size of streams.
9
Q
Bifurcation Ratio
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Relationship between the number of streams of one order and those of the next highest order.
N1/N2 N2/N3 N3/N4
