Patterns of Drainage Flashcards
1
Q
What is drainage?
A
It’s how water flows in an area.
2
Q
If an area is well-drained it…
A
will attract settlement.
3
Q
If an area is badly drained it…
A
might have a chaotic system of rivers and streams, bogs or marshland, and therefore little settlement.
4
Q
What is dendritic drainage?
A
They’re the most common form of drainage system and combine many tributary streams before joining the main river.
5
Q
What is trellis drainage?
A
As a river flows, smaller tributaries feed into it from the steep slopes on the sides of mountains. These tributaries enter the main river at an angle line close to a right angle, creating a drainage system that looks like a trellis.
6
Q
What is deranged drainage?
A
In a deranged drainage system, there is no clear pattern to the rivers.
