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Processes Driving Change In The Magnitude Of Stores Over Time Flashcards

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How does a heavy rainstorm effect a drainage basin

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River discharge will increase
Increase infiltration
Increase percolation
Increase runoff

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A cold winters effect on a basin

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Increase runoff due to frozen ground
Less infiltration
Less percolation
Less river discharge

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Deforestations effect on a basin

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Increase discharge
Increase infiltration
Decrease transpiration

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Urbanisation effect on a basin

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Increase runoff
Increase evapotranspiration
Increase precipitation
Increase discharge

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Drainage basin definition

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The area of a land drained by its river and its tributaries

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The boundary surrounding the basin

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A watershed

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What system is a basin and why

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A drainage basin is an open system as energy and matter can both enter or leave

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Which two processes are shown on a soil water budget graphs

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Precipitation
Evapotranspiration

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Soil water budget

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Describes the changes in the soil water during the course of a year

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