Geography is F.U.N.
Rivers keep on rivering
Landscape Scramble
100
What is physical geography?
The study of earths landscapes. (also includes climate, landforms, and ecosystems)
100
The point where a tributary joins the main river or another stream.
Confluence
100
ocynan
canyon
200
What is relief?
Difference between the highest and lowest points of a county, region, or place.
200
Area where all rivers flow into the same body of water.
Watershed
200
eptlaua
Plateau
300
Name the 3 watersheds in Spain.
Cantabrian, Atlantic and Mediterranean.
300
What is the mouth?
Point where the river flows into a sea and ocean, or a lake.
300
osetfr
forest
400
What watershed is this?
Rivers are usually short
Don’t carry much water
Irregular flows
Mediterranean
400
What is a source?
The place the river starts. Usually in highland areas.
400
lvoaonc
volcano
500
What are two features of either Atlantic or Cantabrian watersheds? (for double points give features of both)
Atlantic:
Rivers in Galicia are short. Heavy precipitation means there is high volume of water and regular flow.
Meseta are long with irregular flows due to low precipitation
The south are both short and long, irregular flows
Cantabrian:
Rivers are short.
Abundant with regular flows, lot of precipitation.
Fast, because of short lengths and high volumes.
Cordillera cantabrica and the montes vascos are sources.
500
What is a tributary?
Stream or river that flows into the main river.
500
dilsan
island