Processes
If this cycle didn't exist there would be no rivers
water cycle
Longest river in the world
The Nile
Draw a linear pattern on the whiteboard
straight line
Name of the river that flows across the USA and out through New Orleans
Mississippi
Meander
Process that wears away at rock through movement of wind, water, ice or other rock
Erosion
Widest river in the world
The Amazon
Draw a circular pattern on the whiteboard
Circle shape
Name of the river that flows through London
Thames
Steep drop with a pool at the bottom caused by resistant rock eroded by water
Waterfall
Process that moves sediment and rock from one place to another
Transportation
Deepest river in the world
The Congo
Draw a radial pattern on the whiteboard
Many lines coming from the centre outwards
Name of the river that flows through Invercargill
Waihopai
U-shaped lakes formed when a meander neck is eroded through during a flood, leaving the old bend isolated.
oxbow lake
Process that leaves sediment behind in low lying areas and large bodies of water such as lakes, estuaries and oceans
Deposition
Largest country that has no permanent rivers
Saudi Arabia
Draw a peripheral pattern on the whiteboard
lots of things around the outside of another thing
On which continent would you find the worlds smallest river?
Europe
Wide, flat areas of land adjacent to the river, built up by sediment deposited during floods.
flood plains
Name the 4 ways that sediment moves in a river
Traction, Saltation, Suspension, Solution
Country with the most rivers in the world
Russia
Draw a nucleated pattern on the whiteboard
many things clustered/grouped around a central point/intersection
What unit do we use to measure the flow of water?
Cumecs (cubic metre per second)
Levee