Rivers and stuff 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyWater and riversGCSEAQA Created by: OscarEmeryCreated on: 17-01-16 13:42 The end of a river Mouth 1 of 18 Where two rivers meet Confluence 2 of 18 Area of a land drained by a river Basin 3 of 18 High ground surrounding a drainage basin Watershed 4 of 18 Rubbing of fine particles against an object Abrasion 5 of 18 Wearing away of particles of rock as they bounce along the riverbed Attrition 6 of 18 Bottom of the river Riverbed 7 of 18 The wearing away by water and rocks constantly rubbing Erosion 8 of 18 Flat land close to the river banks Floodplain 9 of 18 The force of the water wears away the river bank Hydraulic action 10 of 18 What the river carries along with it Load 11 of 18 A bend in the river Meander 12 of 18 Formed when a meander is sealed of by deposition Oxbow lakes 13 of 18 Falling of water particles Precipitation 14 of 18 Particles bouncing down a river bed Saltation 15 of 18 Where the stream begins Source 16 of 18 A stream or river that feeds into a larger watercourse Tributary 17 of 18 Where the river is interrupted by a tall step Waterfall 18 of 18
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