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the journey of a river

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Where does a river begin?

mountains

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What is the name of where a river starts?

source

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What is a meander?

The bends/ S shapes in a river

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What is the name of the three sections of a river?

The upper course, middle course and lower course

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What are the other names for the upper, middle and lower course of a river?

Old, Middle and Young

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How does a river begin?

Rain falls on the mountains

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Rain falls on mountains and soaks into the ground. This water is called

groundwater

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if groundwater reaches the surface, it forms..

springs

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The springs join together to create what?

Streams

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Streams get larger and join together to form?

Rivers

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What is a river?

a large body of water that moves through our landscape

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What is the area of land at the side of rivers called?

banks/floodplains

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what is a joining river called?

tributary

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What is the joining point of a river and tributary called?

confluence

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What is erosion?

The breaking down of material

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What is deposition?

When sediment/materials/a river's load gets too heavy and is dropped or deposited.

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