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the parts of a river

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  • The _____ is the amount of water passing through the river at a specific place and time.
    discharge
  • At the lower course, the water moves ______.
    slowly
  • The ____ ______ is at the beginning. There isn´t much ______ in the river here.
    upper course, water
  • The characteristics of a river depend on which two factors?
    relief and climate
  • The ____ course is in the centre. If the land is flat, it forms a loop called the ______.
    middle, meander
  • the ______ is the distance between the source and the mouth of the river.
    length
  • a _____ is a variation of ____ throughout the year.
    regime, discharge
  • Relief means that rivers are ______ when the mountains (where their source is) are further from the sea.
    longer
  • Rivers have more ____ when there is more _____.
    water, rainfall
  • At the lower course, the water deposits the ____ and _____ into the sea, lake, or other river.
    sand and stones
  • the _____ of a river is is route from the beginning to the end.
    course
  • Along the course, other ______ join the river.
    tributaries
  • a _____ regime is when discharge is constant.
    stable
  • the _____ of a river is were it starts in the mountains.
    source
  • The ______ course is at the end. The water moves _____ and deposits the _____ and stones into the sea, lake, or other river.
    lower
  • a _______ regime is where the discharge changes.
    variable