Geography- Definitions Distinctive Landscapes Part B 3.0 / 5 based on 2 ratings ? GeographyDistinctive LandscapesGCSEOCR Created by: 13clarkenCreated on: 27-03-18 16:28 Waves pick up rocks from the seabed and smash them against the coast, wearing it away Abrasion 1 of 19 Pebbles picked up by the waves, bash into each other, wearing down into smaller, rounder particles Attrition 2 of 19 Waves crash against the coast, forcing air into cracks and breaking up the rock Hydraulic Action 3 of 19 Rocks like limestone slowly dissolve into the water Solution 4 of 19 Carrying away eroded material Transportation 5 of 19 Tiny particles of sand and silt are carried by the flowing water Suspension 6 of 19 Boulders and large stones are dragged along the river bed Traction 7 of 19 Some rocks dissolve and are carried, invisible to the eye Solution 8 of 19 Pebbles and smaller stones are picked up and dropped further along the river Saltation 9 of 19 Leaves transported material behind, building up new land Deposition 10 of 19 The area of land drained by a river Drainage Basin 11 of 19 The area within the Drainage Basin Catchment Area 12 of 19 The edge of highland surrounding a drainage basin. It marks the boundary between two drainage basins Watershed 13 of 19 The beginning or start of a river Source 14 of 19 The point at which two rivers or streams join Confluence 15 of 19 A stream or smaller river which joins a larger stream or river Tributary 16 of 19 The point where the river comes to the end, usually when entering a sea Mouth 17 of 19 ... erosion makes a river channel deeper, happens in the upper course Vertical 18 of 19 A river that has eroded down onto its old floodplain due to a fall in sea level Rejuvenated River 19 of 19
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