Water systems
what is: Dendritic and Trellis
What is the angle of intersection for tributaries?
Tributaries join the main stream at acute angles (usually less than 90°).
Where does a trellis pattern form?
It typically forms in regions with folded sedimentary rocks or parallel valleys and ridges, where softer rocks erode to form valleys for tributaries while harder rocks remain as ridges.
What is the definition of hemisphere?
what is: half of the earth, usally as divied into northern and southern halves of the equator
whats the reaosn the created?
bc karan forced me to make this game to study..
what is: a headwater, and an end called the mouth.
What does "dendritic" mean?
what is: It is derived from the Greek word dendron, meaning "tree." The pattern is named for its resemblance to the branches of a tree.
What are examples of trellis drainage?
The Bay of Fundy in Canada and areas of the Himalayan region (like the Indus and Ganga tributaries) or the Chotanagpur Plateau in India showcase this pattern.
Glaciation is...
what is" the process of landforms becoming covered by ice sheets and glaciers.
what is a water system?
figure it out
what is the longest river system in the world?
what is: the Nile located in Egypt.
why does it look like a tree?
what is: It resembles a tree because of its main area (tree truck) and then smaller lines that run off the main line (branches).
What is the difference between trellis and dendritic patterns?
While dendritic patterns resemble tree branches and form on uniform rock, trellis patterns are structured by hard/soft rock resistance, causing a distinctive rectangular network.
Weathering is...
What are surface currents caused by?
what is: caused by the friction of wind moving over water.
which river was and is it used in?
what is: St. Lawrence River.
how does it form?
what is: As the rivers flow over rocks a tree-like pattern will be created into the landforms.
what happenes if the river flows over hard and soft rocks?
what is: If the river flows over both hard and soft rocks it will create a rectangular drainage pattern with one main line and perpendicular lines
What is "an area of relatively level high ground that is flat on top."
plateu
What is "an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock"?
what is: moutain
what are the 3 main reasons water systems were and are important?
what is: as transportation routes, water supply, and as a source of food.
how is the shape of a Dendritic Drainage Pattern look like?
what is: a tree
is it common or. umcommon?
what is: This is a less common drainage
pattern.
What is "a barren area of landscape where little precipitation occurs and, consequently, living conditions are hostile for plant and animal life."
what is: dessert.
What is a drainage basin?
what is: area of land where precipitation collects and drains into a body.