the place where tributaries join with the main stream
confluence
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small rivers that will join and flow into bigger river (plural)
tributaries
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rain, snow, sleet & hail
precipitation
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the amount of water in a river
discharge
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an area of land that will be flooded when a flood happens
floodplain
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an embankment built to prevent the overflow of a river (plural)
artificial levees
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bend or curve of a river
meander
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a common example of a hard engineering
dam
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a landform that is formed when a meander is being cut off and the area is deposited by sand to separate the main river and the new landform
oxbow lake
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a type of flow when water move through the soil
throughflow
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a type of erosion where rocks and pebbles knock into each other and wear each other down
attrition
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the pressure of water wears the bank and the bed of the river
hydraulic action
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(plu.) abrasion is the effect of...
sandpapers
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lane zoning is a type of ____ engineering to protect valuable land from flood
soft
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the case study on river that you did in GCSE
Elbe
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small pebbles or rocks bounces in the river
saltation
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mineral dissolved is transported
solution
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fine light material is transported
suspension
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hard engineering: deepen or widen the channel of a river
river channel modification
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plants trees near the river (soft engineering)
afforestation
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what is a dyke
artificial levee
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when a river overflows a river and the flood plain, branches and stones will deposit at the bank/side of the river, forming a
levee
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waterfall retreats backwards will form
gorge
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fast movement of water normally at the upper course of a river (normally with full of large boulders underneath the fast-flowing water)
rapid
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the water erodes the soft rock of the waterfall, leaving the hard rock above hanging, when the overhanging collapses into the water, a ________ will be formed
plunge pool
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movement of water from soil to deep below the ground due to gravity
percolation
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the movement of water down the plant stem or tree trunk.
stem flow
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water stored on the Earth's surface, in the form of lakes, puddles or ponds
surface storage
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
where a river ends
Back
mouth
Card 3
Front
the place where tributaries join with the main stream
Back
Card 4
Front
small rivers that will join and flow into bigger river (plural)
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