Flashcards in Drainage Basin Deck (10):
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What is the drainage basin?
The area of land drained by a river
Rain water collects and runs into a main river it is often bowl shaped
2
What is watershed?
The edge of highland surrounding a drainage basin
Marks the boundary between two drainage basins
3
What is the source?
The beginning or start of a river
4
What is a confluence?
The point at which two rivers or streams join
5
What is a tributary?
A stream or smaller river which joins a larger stream or river
6
What is the mouth?
The point where the river comes to an end
Usually entering the sea
7
What is the channel?
The landform which the river flows through
8
What are inter locking spurs?
Hard rock that the river doesn't have the energy to erode
9
What is weathering?
Weathering wears away the valley side and the stream removes the debris
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