GCSE Rivers Glossary Part 1

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  • Created on: 09-09-12 10:16
V D Q A A Y D M H O I T Y F H H A F K H R
B I D K T A S V Y V N I M A L E G A D V I
T S B N T I I W Q L T O V P N D A P F M I
G C X O R T X N D H E H T X U T G U Y T D
V H W I I K C O R Y R V T J O B E J D S O
L A P S T F N I A D L A F F Y G W D Y K R
D R Y A I N L T I R O C E S R Q M M K X T
H G C R O N L A N A C M N A L C B E T W N
O E Y B N N P C A U K L I G W O F K V F X
O R S A H I J I G L I Q A I H W U E R C U
U C R A Q Q Y H E I N N L U M F F C A Q D
I J M V U V F P B C G L P R L A L N M O I
E P F P N H L O A A S S D H B L W E V V E
R T C F N G O R S C P Q O S W L C U X S D
M I B X E M T T I T U T O G D U P L O X R
F Q T O J F T U N I R U L U X V G F B A Y
X I A T E T J E A O S P F H L I X N J B H
C U B R C S D A L N U C T A J U N O W U H
B X W H H C I O O W S A K M M M L C Y M F
U W N Q I P R I Y N Q C L D R C G I J I A
B G V N C V V B U O M Q X G M G J K P U H

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  • As the river descends from the highland, it begins to meander between spurs which interlock down the valley (12, 5)
  • high nitrate levels combined with phosphates cause excessive plant and algae growth, a deteriorating process that results in loss of oxygen and the biological death of the river (14)
  • rock particles (clay, silt, sand and gravel) deposited by a river (8)
  • the amount of water passing a specific point at a given time. This become larger downstream as a result of the joining of many tributaries. It is calculated as: cross-sectional area x velocity, and measured in cubic metres per second (m³/sec). (9)
  • the land that is drained by a river and its tributaries (8, 5)
  • The particles are knocked about as they are transported, and they gradually become more rounded and reduced in size (9)
  • the pebbles being transported wear away the bed and banks of the river channel (8)
  • the point at which rivers meet (10)
  • The sheer force of the water by itself can erode material from the bed and banks of the river channel (9, 6)
  • the wide, flat floor of a river valley. It consists of sediments (alluvium) deposited by the river (5, 5)

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Amy Bold

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Thanks for these. Brilliant material for revision!

Mr A Gibson

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This is part one of two sets of cards that you could use together. Between them they offer over 30 terms that a competent student may use in their exam answers - specialist vocabulary is important.

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