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14 Cards in this Set
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Where a river starts
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tributary
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a small stream or river flowing into a main river
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confluence
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the point where two rivers join together
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mouth
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where a river enters the sea
may be an estuary or a delta |
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meander
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a bend or loop in a river
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watershed
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a ring of hills or mountains surrounding a river basin
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river basin
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the catchment area of a river which collects the water
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V shaped valley
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a river valley found in the upper course shaped like a V due to vertical erosion
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flood plain
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a wide flat area either side of a river which regularly floods.
Covered by alluvium deposited when the river floods very fertile |
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ox-bow lake
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a cut off river loop or meander separated from the river
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waterfall
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where a river flows over a cliff
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levees
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its the bank either side of the river created by flooding
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revetments
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concrete mats on either sides of the river banks preventing erosion
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bedload
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material carried along by the river
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