RIVERS
What is a meander?
a winding curve or bend of a river
Name five erosional landforms
Headlands, bays, caves, blowhole, wave-cut platform, arches, stacks, stumps
What is the characteristic of a constructive wave
they have a stronger swash than backwash
What is the longest river?
The Nile 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 along a beach?
long shore drift
What is Australia's longest river?
The Murray River
What is the capital city of USA
Washington, D.C.
What are two river management strategies
levee and dredging
What type of rock is easily eroded?
limestone
Name two depositional landforms
beaches, spits, bars, or tombolo
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
How many beaches are there in Australia?
12,000
What are the directions of erosion for all three sections of a river?
Upper course=Straight
Middle Course= Sideways and Straight
Lower Course=Sideways
How many countries are in Africa?
54
Name two processes involved in constructing a river
surface run off and ground water
What are three erosional processes?
Abrasion, attrition, solution and hydraulic action
Name all the different coastal sand dunes.
Embryo, Fore, Yellow, Grey, Mature
Draw the process from which a levee is formed.
Levee
How many oceans are there and name them?
5 Atlantic, Arctic, Antarctic/Southern, Pacific, Indian