Rivers - Summary - Mindmap in A Level and IB Geography

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Created by: Amy Richardson
Created on: 21-04-13 14:42

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River Summary
- Upper course
  - EROSION (T&D)
  - high energy
  - turbulent flow
  - high calibre load
  - waterfalls
  - rapids
  - potholes
  - rough stream bed
- Middle Course
  - TRANSPORT (E&D)
  - meander
- Upper Course
  - DEPOSTION (E&T)
  - low energy
  - laminar flow
  - fine calibre load
  - oxbows
  - delta
  - flood plain

Comments

Rebekah

Report Fri 28th November, 2014 @ 00:08

I have noticed there has been a course that has been named wrong. The bottom 'upper course' should be the lower course instead. And for the middle course there are; small floodplains, rapids, levees, hydraulic action, tributaries.