RIVERS
What is a meander?
a winding curve or bend of a river
Name four erosional landforms
Headlands, bays, caves and arches
What is the characteristic of a constructive wave
they have a stronger swash than backwash
What is the longest river?
What country has the largest area?
Russia
The three different sections of a river
upper, middle, lower course
What is the characteristic of a destructive wave
they have a stronger backwash than swash
what is a process that causes the deposition of material
long shore drift
What is Australia's longest river?
The Murray River
How many countries are in Africa?
54
What are two river management strategies
levee and dredging
Name two depositional landforms
beaches, spits and bars
What is the start and end of a river called?
source and mouth
What is the population of Australia?
25,772,282
Draw the process of how an an ox bow lake formed?
ox bow lake
In what order do these landforms occur: stack, arch, stump and cave
cave, arch, stack, stump
In what section of the river is erosion mainly occurring in a sideways direction?
Lower course
Name two processes involved in constructing a river
surface run off and ground water
What are three erosional processes?
Abrasion, attrition and hydraulic action