The Drainage Basin Flashcards
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What is the name of the area of high land that surrounds a river basin?</p>
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| Watershed</p>
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What is the name of where a river begins?</p>
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| Source</p>
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What is the name of the point when two rivers meet?</p>
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| Confluence</p>
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What is the name of a smaller river that joins a larger one?</p>
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| Tributary</p>
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The river flows in a \_\_\_\_\_\_\_.</p>
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| Channel</p>
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What is the name of the area of land drained by a river and its tributaries?</p>
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| Drainage Basin</p>
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\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_s are the ridges of high ground or spurs that are found between individual channels.</p>
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| Interfluves</p>
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What is the shape of a valley in the upper course of the river? (clue: like a letter)</p>
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| V-Shaped Valley</p>
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What is the shape of a valley in the lower course of the river? (clue: like a letter)</p>
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| U-Shaped Valley</p>
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A river \_\_\_\_\_ is where the river meets the sea.</p>
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| Mouth</p>
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What section of the river is between the Upper and Lower Courses?</p>
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| Middle Course</p>
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What type of lake is formed by a river meander?</p>
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| Oxbow Lake</p>
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What is the side of the river called where the current is the fastest?</p>
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| Cut-Bank/River Cliff</p>
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What is the side of the river called where the current is the slowest?</p>
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| Slip-Off</p>
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Cut-Banks are formed by \_\_\_\_\_\_ erosion.</p>
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| Lateral</p>
