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name an example of a waterfall

Powerscourt, Co. Wicklow

name one cause of deposition

reduction in the rivers speed, increase in load size, reduction in the river's volume, when gradient levels off

Name a feature found in the mature stage

Meanders or oxbow lake

name the feature of river deposition that you have studied

levee

The area of high ground which separates two drainage basins

water shed

Name the 4 types of river erosion

Hydraulic action, abrasion, attrition & solution

Small stones carried in the rivers load hits off each other. they become smooth and rounded. What is this called?

Attrition

explain what a meander is?

A bend in a river created by erosion and deposition

The point at which two rivers or streams join together

Confluence

As a river travels along its course, it shapes the landscape in the following ways:

Erosion, transportation & deposition

the material transported by the river is called its what?

Load

Name the 3 stages of a river

Youthful (upper), mature (middle), old (lower).

Name the largest river in Ireland

River Shannon

Name 4 ways people interact with rivers

Transport, tourism, fishing, settlement, pollution, hydroelectric power, domestic water supply or flooding

Name a landform found in the youthful stage

V-shaped valley, interlocking spurs or waterfall

Name one benefit of flooding

when a river floods, the sediment flows out over floodplains which contains alluvium which is extremely fertile.

Name the 4 river drainage patters

Radial, dendritic, trellised & deranged.

name the feature of river erosion that you have studied

waterfall

the force of what causes the overhand to collapse?

Gravity

what was the ox-bow lake before more erosion and deposition took place

meander

a plunge pool in a waterfall gets bigger over time through the processes of what?

Hydraulic action & abrasion

what is the main river process that happens in the youthful stage?

Erosion

Explain the term hydraulic action

The physical force of the moving water wears away and breaks off the rock and soil from the banks and bed of the river

name the 4 types of river transporation

Rolling, bouncing, suspension & solution

Name a feature found in the old stage

Flood plains, levees or deltas