River regime

Question 1

What is a river regime? (Regimes rivers)

Answer 1

The variability in the discharge of a river during the year

Question 2

What would an alpine river look like? (Regimes rivers)

Answer 2

• DB contains glaciers and snowfields that may feed the river
• Snow falls in winter and melts in summer

Question 3

What would a river in the Sahara look like? (Regimes rivers)

Answer 3

• Climate is hot and dry
• River levels always low
• When it does rain, there will be a lot in a short period of time so graph will peak

Question 4

What would a medium river in England look like? (Regimes rivers)

Answer 4

• Drainage basin has well drained soils
• Covered by vegetation
• Rock underneath is permeable chalk
• River levels remain constant

Question 5

What would a large river in the Mediterranean look like? (Regimes rivers)

Answer 5

• Climate has hot, arid summers
• Intense downpours during the winter
• Rock underneath impermeable chalk