Drainage Basin Flashcards
(11 cards)
What is the name of the small river that joins the main one?
These are called tributaries
What is the flat piece of land next to a river called?
It is called a floodplain
What is the watershed?
It is the dividing line between one rivers drainage basin and another
What is a source?
Where the river starts normally up high in the mountains,from rain or melting ice it the travels down to start its journey to the sea
What is a drainage basin?
It is where all the rain falls and collects inside an area which then runs down the valley and into the river
What is the mouth of a river?
It is where the river flows into the sea and all the fresh water mixes with the salty sea water
What is a estuary?
A estuary is a wide river mouth that goes into the sea
What is the name of when 2 rivers join?
It is called a confluence when 2 rivers join and make one
What is the thing that a river runs through?
It runs through a valley
Name three sources of a river
Spring,a lake,melting glacier ect
What is a channel?
Where a river flows
