boundary between 2 drainage basins marked by a ridge of high land
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trubutary
smaller river that joins a larger river
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meander
a bendy river
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river channel
the ground where the water sits
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river valley
the sides surrounding the river
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oxbow lakes
during a flood a meander could go over the floodplain and create a straight river,over time the bend will be cut off from the river and dry out, creating an oxbow lake
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hard engineering
man made structures that work against natural process
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soft engineering
the natural environment is used to protect against natural process
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
part of which 2 rivers join
Back
Confluence
Card 3
Front
area in which the river begins
Back
Card 4
Front
where a river ends
Back
Card 5
Front
boundary between 2 drainage basins marked by a ridge of high land
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