Rivers 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyRivers and fluvial processesASAQA Created by: Hello-Created on: 01-04-14 18:45 What is a river drainage basin? The area of land drained by a river and its tributaries 1 of 11 What is the watershed? The imaginary line between the drainage basins 2 of 11 What is evaporation? The process by which liquid water is transofrmed into water vapour 3 of 11 What is infiltration? The passage of water into the soil 4 of 11 What is percolation? The downward movement of water within the rock under the soil surface 5 of 11 What is throughflow? The water that moves down-slope through the subsoil, pulled by gravity 6 of 11 what is stemflow? The water that runs through the stems and branches of plants and trees to reach the ground 7 of 11 What is groundwater flow? The slowest trandfer of water through the drainage basin 8 of 11 What is evapotranspiration? The total amount of moisture removed by evaporation and transpiration 9 of 11 What is interception? The process by which raindrops are prevented from directly reaching the soil surface 10 of 11 What is river discharge affected by? 1) Preciptation - the greater precipitation, the greater the discharge 11 of 11
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