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River Processes
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Erosion (hydraulic action, corrosion, solution, attrition)
Transportation (traction, saltation, suspension, solution)
Deposition
Variation over upper, middle & lower stages
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Global Hydrological Cycle
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Evaporation Condensation Advection Precipitation Storage Overland flow Infiltration Percolation Evapotranspiration Human inputs to, & impact on, the hydrological cycle
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River Features
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Upper - Gorges, interlocking spurs, pot holes, bee-shaped valley, waterfalls
Middle - Flood plain, meanders
Lower - Meanders, ox-bow lakes, levees, deltas
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Hydrography
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Peak discharge
Rising & falling limbs
Lag time
Base flow
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Main factors which may influence shape of hydrograph
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Vegetation cover Geology Steepness of slopes Season Rainfall intensity Basin shape Etc.
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Map
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Evidence to describe features of a river & its valley
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