rivers vocab

Question 1

list five things that can be found at the upper course

Answer 1

steep gradient due to vertical erosion
a v shaped valley
the river is narrow, shallow and turbulent
interlocking spurs, rapids, waterfalls and gorges
it is at the start of the river near the source

Question 2

list five things can be found at the middle course

Answer 2

it has a gentle gradient due to lateral erosion not vertical
u shaped valley
it has more energy and volume then the upper course
meanders and ox-bow lakes
it is found in the centre third of the long profile of a river

Question 3

list five things that can be found at the lower course

Answer 3

very gentle gradient
where the river meets the sea (mouth)
wide flat-bottomed valleys
floodplains, deltas and meanders
this is where flooding mainly occurs

Question 4

what is a long profile?

Answer 4

a long profile is if you cut long ways down long way

Question 5

what is the cross profile?

Answer 5

the cross profile show the valley of a river and is basically like cutting a piece of banana bread into slices