Rivers (Geography) 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyWater and riversGCSEAQA Created by: JossyCreated on: 18-02-14 18:27 Sediment deposited first after a flood Levees 1 of 22 Wide flat area either side of the river Floodplains 2 of 22 Where water is stored on the surface of the ground Surface Storage 3 of 22 Where vegetation traps falling precipitation Interception 4 of 22 The evaporation of water from vegetation to the atmosphere Transpiration 5 of 22 The movement of water from the soil into the underground rock Percolation 6 of 22 Water moving underground through joints and pores into the rocks Ground Water Flow 7 of 22 The movement of water from the ground surface into the soil Infiltration 8 of 22 The point at which two rivers join Confluence 9 of 22 The boundary between two drainage basins marked by a ridge of high land Watershed 10 of 22 The total length of all the streams in the basin divided by the local Drainage density 11 of 22 The area which is drained by a river and its tributaries Drainage basin 12 of 22 Where the river begins Source 13 of 22 Where the river flows into the sea Mouth 14 of 22 Bed load hits the bed and banks Abrasion 15 of 22 Some rocks (eg limestone & chalk) dissolved by water Solution 16 of 22 Stones & boulders hit against each other Attrition 17 of 22 Water hitting rocks (floods) Hydraulic action 18 of 22 Fine material floats Suspension 19 of 22 Small stones & sand bounced on river beds Saltation 20 of 22 The dissolved load in the river Solution 21 of 22 Largest material rolls on river bed Traction 22 of 22
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