Rivers

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Drainage Basin
The area of land where all surface water i.e. rain, melting snow, ice .Converges to a single point at a lower elevation, where the water joins a larger body of water i.e. rivers
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Tributary
A river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake
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Watershed
The imaginary line/ridge that separates water flowing to different river basins, lakes or seas
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Surface run-off
Precipitation that flows over the lands surface, into a larger body of water such as a river
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throughflow
Throughflow is the irregular horizontal flow of water within the soil layer, which normally takes place when the soil is completely saturated with water. This water then flows underground until it reaches a river, lake, or ocean.
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groundwaterflow
Precipitation moves down through the soil and travels towards the rivers as throughflow
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Precipitation
Water in any form that comes from the clouds (e.g. - snow, rain, sleet, hail)
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interception
Where plants, trees, or buildings collect the precipitation and stop it from reaching the surface
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percolation
The downward movement of water through the soil
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evapouration
The process of water turning into vapor and rising into the atmosphere
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condensation
Vapor condensing into liquid which falls from the sky as precipittation
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evapotranspiration
The process by which water is transferred from the land to the atmosphere by transpiration from plants
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Water Stores
Water stored in different forms : soil store; groundwater store; vegetation store
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Card 2

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A river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake

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Tributary

Card 3

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The imaginary line/ridge that separates water flowing to different river basins, lakes or seas

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Card 4

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Precipitation that flows over the lands surface, into a larger body of water such as a river

Back

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Card 5

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Throughflow is the irregular horizontal flow of water within the soil layer, which normally takes place when the soil is completely saturated with water. This water then flows underground until it reaches a river, lake, or ocean.

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