Rivers

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Higher Geography (Rivers and Coasts) Mind Map on Rivers, created by hannah.pickard on 23/04/2013.
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Mind Map by hannah.pickard, updated more than 1 year ago
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Resource summary

Rivers
  1. Processes
    1. Deposition
      1. Erosion

        Attachments:

        1. Transportation

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        2. Flooding
          1. Causes
            1. Natural
              1. Rainfall

                Attachments:

                1. Geology

                  Attachments:

                  1. Relief

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                  2. Human
                    1. Deforestation

                      Attachments:

                      1. Urbanisation

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                    2. Management
                      1. Hard engineering
                        1. Dams and Resevoirs
                          1. Channel straightening
                            1. Man-made levees
                            2. Soft engineering
                              1. Flood warnings
                                1. Preparation
                                  1. Flood plain zoning
                              2. Landforms
                                1. Lower course
                                  1. Estuary
                                    1. Delta
                                    2. Middle course
                                      1. Meanders
                                        1. Ox-Bow lakes
                                        2. Upper course
                                          1. Waterfalls and gorges
                                            1. Interlocking spurs
                                              1. V-Shaped valleys
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