AS geography rivers revision 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyRivers and fluvial processesASAQA Created by: Jessica_EveCreated on: 28-03-16 13:59 When a river bursts it's banks Flooding 1 of 12 Volume of water flowing in a river River Discharge 2 of 12 A type of transpiration where material is rolled along the river bed Traction 3 of 12 This typed type of erosion makes the river deeper Vertical 4 of 12 When the base level of a river is lowered Rejuvenation 5 of 12 When the bend of a meander is cut off Oxbow lake 6 of 12 Natural raised embankments formed as a river overflows Levees 7 of 12 A human factor of flooding that involves clearing trees and woodland that increases the surface run off Deforestation 8 of 12 Small and circular hollows in the river bed formed by fluvial erosion Potholes 9 of 12 Environmental cause of flooding that means the ground doesn't allow infiltration of surface water Impermeable ground 10 of 12 Huge walls built across a river to help manage a river. This is a hard engineering technique. Damn 11 of 12 Acid in the water dissolves the rock in the river bed and sides Solution 12 of 12
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