Study

Rivers

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  • What is the name of the flat wided area on the banks of the river
    Floodplain
  • Name the 4 types of erosion
    Hydraulic Action, Abrasion, Attrition, Solution
  • What is the name of the route a river takes to the sea
    Course
  • What is the name of the curves or bends in a rivers mature stage?
    Meanders
  • What is the name of the highland seperating the drainage basins
    Drainage basin
  • What is the name of the U- Shaped lake that can form in the middle and lower course?
    Oxbow Lakes
  • What is the name of the place where a river begins?
    Source
  • What is the name of the area where two rivers meet
    Confluence
  • What is the name of the the feature where alluvium builds up on the banks of the river?
    Levee
  • What is the name of the partially enclosed area of seawater where the river flows
    Estuary
  • Name the 4 types of Transportation
    Rolling, Bouncing, Solution & Suspension
  • What is the name of the sediment that forms land where the river meets the sea.
    Delta