Flashcards
Geography Section 1 (Rivers and Coasts)
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- 1What is the hydrological cycle?The hydrological cycle shows how water moves around the Earth.
- 2When water soaks into the soil.Infiltration
- 3When water moves vertically down through soil AND rock.Percolation.
- 4Throughflow.When the water in the soil flows downhill.
- 5Groundwater flow.When water in rock flows downhill.
- 6Surface runoff.When water flows overground.
- 7Channel flow.The flow of water in a river.
- 8Channel storage.When water is held in a river.
- 9Groundwater storage.When water is stored underground in rocks or soil. A rock that stores water is called an aquifer.
Eg; Chalk. - 10When water falls on things like hedges and plant leaves instead of the ground.Interception (storage).
- 11When water is held in lakes, rivers, puddles etc.Surface storage.
- 12The area of land drained by a river.Drainage basin.
- 13Watershed.The boundary of high land between two drainage basins.
- 14Tributary.A small river that runs into a bigger one.
- 15Where a river starts.The source. Usually found in higher ground, e.g; Mountains.
- 16Confluence.Where two rivers meet/join.
- 17Where the river flows into the sea or lake.Mouth.
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- A pack of flash cards including every key term needed for year 10 GCSE Geography, in the Rivers and Coasts topic.
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- Beth Goodchild
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