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Terminology Flashcards

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Catchment area

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Area where rain falls and is caught by a drainage basin

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River system

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main river+tributaries

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Watershed

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area of high ground separating drainage basins

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Tributary

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river that joins another large river

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Confluence

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Where 2 rivers join

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Water table

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upper level of underground saturated rock

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Interfluve

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high lying area between 2 rivers

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infiltration

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movement of water through soil into ground

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Flood plains

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Flat adjacent to river. Lower course of river

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Natural levées

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Natural embankment next to river

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Meanders

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Curves and bends along rivers

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Braided streams

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Streams with multiple channels. Islands of sediment between.

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Delta

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River that divides into smaller channels

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Graded river

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Balance between rate of erosion and deposition

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Ungraded river profile

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Irregular shape of longitudinal profile

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Spur

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High lying area between two rivers

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Meander scar

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Dry

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Slope aspect

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Direction which the slope faces in relation to the sun rays

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Drainage pattern

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The way streams are arranged within a drainage basin

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Advantages of flooding

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Deposits fertile soil
Unblocks river mouth
Raises water table
Maintains and improves biodiversity

GEOGRAPHY TERM 2 (3 decks)

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