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rivers: shaping our lanscape
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- 1riverit is useful as they drain the land of rainwater and carry it out to the sea
- 2sourceis the beginning or start of a river
- 3coursethe route the river take to the sea
- 4confluencethe point at which 2 rivers join together
- 5tribuatarya stream or smaller river joining a larger stream or river
- 6mouththe point where a river comes to the end, usually when entering the sea
- 7drainage basinthe area of land drained by a river
- 8watershedthe edge of highland surrounding a drainage basin. it marks the boundary of the drainage basins
- 9estuarythe part of a river mouth that is tidal
- 10stages of a riveryouthful/upper stage
mature/middle stage
old/lower stage - 11erosionthe river wears the landscape away
- 12transportationthe river carries the material that is eroded
- 13depositionthe river drops off the material it was carrying
- 14hydraulic actionthe force of the moving water wears away the banks and bed of the river
- 15abrasionsmall stones carried by the river wear away the banks and bed of the river
- 16attritionthe small stones in the river are worn down and broken up as they hit of each other
- 17solutionrocks, such as limestone, and soil are dissolved by acids in the water
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- these cards include the stages of a river, the definitions of river erosion and deposition and explains how human activity affects rivers
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