Rivers- Upper Course And Diagram

Question 1

V-Shaped Valley

Answer 1

When a river erodes it’s bed, eroding downwards, then the valley sides begin to collapse, forming a V-Shaped Valley

Question 2

Abrasion

Answer 2

Sand+Stones scrape against the river’s banks and bed, wearing them away

Question 3

Attrition

Answer 3

Stones collide with each other and wear each other away

Question 4

Hydraulic Action

Answer 4

Fast flowing water is forced into the cracks in rocks, breaking up the banks.

Question 5

Solution (Erosion)

Answer 5

Water dissolves soluble minerals from the river, making it loose support.

Question 6

The 3 sections of a river

Answer 6

Upper Course, Middle Course and Lower Course

Question 7

Source

Answer 7

Where a river starts

Question 8

Tributary

Answer 8

A small stream that joins the main river

Question 9

Confluence

Answer 9

Where two rivers join

Question 10

Meander

Answer 10

A bend in the river

Question 11

Drainage basin

Answer 11

The area drained by a river

Question 12

Mouth

Answer 12

The point a river meets a lake or the sea

Question 13

Watershed

Answer 13

The boundary between one drainage basin and another

Question 14

Interlocking Spurs

Answer 14

Areas of land that alternate between either side of a v-shape valley