GCSE Geography River Glossary

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W J S N P O V E R L A N D F L O W Y I
A C O N F L U E N C E R L C P S E E O
D L B N Q Y Y I W L U Y U G A U F W F
N S E S T U A R Y D K L D Q T K J M R
L E T N U D R A I N A G E B A S I N N
M B R O K T Q L T U S T C F V O L F Q
R X A I T R I B U T A R I E S H V D S
J Y N T W G H P X H R C T Y U L Y R T
L C S A J G B A F H O H Q H S J J S S
V T P R T A O W B G R J M Y I O S L I
L N I T B X Y B I O N O A D T W C E D
A L R L S I G I U K U P V R T G W J M
E C A I V D I G I T T D E O Q T X Y R
A E T F G V H R H R R K C L X J X R V
Y L I N I F Y G J P C X V O N T J D S
O B O I L C J W T S T O E G P B X H R
T J N O P Y U T M A V J I Y Y S B L K
E W W Q O C T W V E E F M O O V V K X
S A Y Q R G D H C W E T I Q X I H B S

Clues

  • rivers running into the main one, that form part of the same drainage basin system (11)
  • The area of land drained by a river and its tributaries (8, 5)
  • The downward movement of water that seeps into the soil or a porous rock. (12)
  • The end of the river, where it meets the sea, or a lake (5)
  • the movement of water with in the soil sideways, towards the river (11)
  • The point at which a river begins to meet the sea. (7)
  • The study of water (9)
  • The water loss from vegetation into the atmosphere (13)
  • When water flows over the surface of the ground (8, 4)
  • Where two rivers meet and join to form one larger river (10)

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