Geography Key Terms

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Abrasion
The pebbles being transported by the river wear away/erode the banks and bed of the river
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Alluvium
The material (clay, silt, sand and gravel) deposited in a river
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Attrition
Particles being carried by river knocked together as they are being transported, gradually becoming more rounded and small in size
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Bedload
Larger particles being moved along a river bed
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Canalisation
Making a river more like a artificially built canal
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Catchment Flood Management Plans (CFMP's)
Plans setting out strategies to reduce flood risks in a river basin over 50-100 years
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Confluence
Point at which two rivers meet
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Delta
Where river meets the sea and deposits it's load in branching channels
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Discharge
Volume of water in a river passing a point in a given time
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Drainage basin
Land which is drained by a river and tributaries
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Card 2

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The material (clay, silt, sand and gravel) deposited in a river

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Alluvium

Card 3

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Particles being carried by river knocked together as they are being transported, gradually becoming more rounded and small in size

Back

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Card 4

Front

Larger particles being moved along a river bed

Back

Preview of the back of card 4

Card 5

Front

Making a river more like a artificially built canal

Back

Preview of the back of card 5
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