Common Features of a River
The beginning or start of a river
Source
What speed does water usually travel in the upper course of a river? Fast or slow
Fast
The river wearing the landscape away is called?
erosion
Name the different ways materials can be transported.
Rolling, bouncing, suspension and solution.
Areas of high ground that jut out at both sides of the V-shaped valley. Like a zig zag.
Interlocking spurs
The route a river takes to the sea.
Course
What landforms would you find in the lower stage of the river?
Flood plains, levees, delta
The river carrying the material that has been eroded is called?
Transportation
What are the causes of deposition?
reduction in the rivers speed, increase in load size, reduction in river's volume and when the gradient levels off.
A vertical drop in the course of a river in its youthful stage.
Waterfall
A stream or smaller river that flows into a larger stream or river
Tributary
Name the three stages of the river
Upper, middle and lower
The river dropping the material that it has deposited is called?
Deposition
What is the river's load?
The material that is eroded by the river and carried along in its flow.
a horseshoe shaped lake formed when a meander is cut off from the main river
Oxbow lake
The point where a river comes to the end, usually when entering the sea.
Mouth
Meander
Another name for a bend or a twist in a river.
The physical force of the river moving wears away and breaks off the rock and soil from the banks of the river is called?
Hydraulic action
What is the name of the process of larger stones being rolled along the bed of the river - also known as rolling.
Traction
triangular or fan shaped area of land at the mouth of the river.
Delta
Upper course of a river feature, 2 valleys appear either side of the river?
V-shaped valley
Which landform is NOT found in the upper course?
Interlocking spurs, v-shaped valley and oxbow lakes
Rocks such as limestone and soil are dissolved by acids in the water is known as?
Solution
What is the name of the process where the smaller pebbles are bounced along the bed of the river. The process is also known as bouncing.
Saltation
A wide, flat area of land on either side of the river in its old stage.
Flood plain