Parts of a river
Where a river starts
Source
When the river's velocity slows down, does it deposit more or less material?
More
Type of transportation where dissolved material is carried by the river.
Solution
What kind of erosion is caused by the force of the water?
Hydraulic power
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Amazon River
A smaller river that joins the main channel
Tributary
What is the section of a meander called where sediment builds up.
Slip off slope
Type of transportation where lighter particles are carried about the river bed.
Suspension
What kind of erosion is caused by material carried by the river scraping the bed and the banks?
Abrasion
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b) The River Nile
The junction where a smaller river joins the main channel.
Confluence
Which part of a meander is most material deposited on? (Inside or outside bend?)
Inside
Type of transportation where large material rolls along the river bed.
Traction
What kind of erosion is caused by the slight acidity of the water dissolving limestone?
Solution
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a) China
The area of land drained by a river.
Drainage basin
What is the flat area of land surrounding the river in the lower course called?
Flood plain
Type of transportation where medium particles bounce along the river bed.
Saltation
What kind of erosion is characterised by rocks knocking against each other causing them to reduce in size and become more rounded?
Attrition
Charades
rivers take an easier route down a slope to resistant rocks. As a result, they take a winding course rather than a straight path.
The outer edge of a drainage basin.
Water shed
What is deposition?
The dropping of the whole part of the load
What is the technical name for material carried by a river?
Bedload
Name two erosional land-forms found in the upper course of a river.
Waterfalls, interlocking spurs, gorges, rapids.
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River Shannon