rivers Flashcards
1
Q
give 2 landforms found in the upper course of a river
A
- source
- waterfalls
2
Q
give 2 landforms found in the middle course of the river
A
- meander
- oxbow lakes
3
Q
give 2 landforms found in the lower course of a river
A
- mouth
- mud flats
4
Q
what is a levee?
A
raised bank found alongside a river formed by flooding over many years
5
Q
what is the discharge of a river?
A
the volume of water flowing past a certain point at a particular time
6
Q
give 3 ways we can manage floods
A
- dams
- flood relief channels
- planting trees
7
Q
what river does the Jubilee river take discharge from?
A
the thames
8
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