Rivers Flashcards
1
Q
What are key features of a drainage basin
A
Watershed, mouth, source , contributery
2
Q
Long profile of a river
A
a way of displaying the channel slope of a river along its entire course.
3
Q
Erosion processes
A
hydraulic action, corrosion, corrosion and attrition.
4
Q
Transportation processes
A
Traction, saltation, suspension
5
Q
Procès of deposition
A
the laying down of sediment carried by wind, flowing water, the sea or ice
6
Q
Lower course land forms flood plains
A
Floodplains become wider due to the lateral erosion of meanders by abrasion and hydraulic action. …
