Geography 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyWater and riversGCSEAQA Created by: vicki1997Created on: 07-04-14 16:50 Discharge Volume of water passing a given point in a river at any moment in time. 1 of 14 Drainage Basin Which a river gets its water. Boundry is marked by an imaginary line of high land known as water-shed. 2 of 14 Flood/Storm Hydrograph Line graph to show the discharge. In a river in the after math of a flood of rain. 3 of 14 Flashy Hydrograph that responds quickly to a period of rain so it characteristically has a hight peak AND short lag time. 4 of 14 Relif Height and slope of land. 5 of 14 Impermeable Water that doesnt soak into it. 6 of 14 Porous Rock that has spaces (pores) between particles. 7 of 14 Pervious Water passes through vertical points AND horizontal bedding planes. 8 of 14 Deforestation Cutting down trees. 9 of 14 Urbanisation Increase in proportion of people living in cities resulting in their growth. 10 of 14 Traction Large boulders rolling down the river bed. 11 of 14 Saltation Small pebbles bounce along the river bed whilst picked up and dropped as the river flow changes. 12 of 14 Suspension Sand AND silt particles are carried giving the river a brown appearance. 13 of 14 Solution Limestone AND chalk are dissolved in the water and carried along but cannot be seen. 14 of 14
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