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15 Cards in this Set
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The transportation of sediments by "skipping" is known as ...
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saltation
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The material that rolls along the bottom of a river is known as the ...
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bed load
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The largest material that a river is able to carry is knon as ...
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competence
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The amount of material that a river can carry is known as its ...
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capacity
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To reduce the vast amounts of water wasted, New York City replaced it's
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toilets
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Removing dams from rivers benefits what species?
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salmon
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The largest single consumer of water is ...
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agriculture
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When a river reaches its base level and sediment is deposited, a(n) ... is formed
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delta
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When all the water in an oxbow lake disappears, it is called a(n) ...
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meander scar
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An elevated border of sediment that parallels a river is known as a(n)
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levee
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A(n) ... forms on the inside of a meander when river water moves upstream
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eddie
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... was the first European to lay eyes on the Mississippi River
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DeSoto
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Each day, ... tons of topsoil is washed into the Mississippi River
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1 million
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Farmers have effectively planted ... in the deltaic deposits of Louisiana
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rice
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The trade of rice introduced the insect the ... to the U.S.
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Japanese ladybug
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