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GCSE Geography - Rivers

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Key Words (1)
Define precipitation,
Define interception,
Define surface storage
7  cards
Key Words (2)
Define transportation,
Define evaporation,
What is surface run off
6  cards
How and why does the water in a river fluctuate?
What does the discharge of a rige...,
What is river discharge infulence...,
Name some weather factors
3  cards
River Erosion
How does a river erode its channel,
What is abrasion,
What is hydraulic action
6  cards
River Carrying
The material that a river carries...,
What does the size of the load th...,
What is saltation
7  cards
Weathering and Erosion
Freeze thaw weathering is when wh...,
What happens after the water gets...,
What then happens after water exp...
8  cards
The Stages of River
What do you find in the upper course,
What do you find in the middle co...,
What would you then find in the l...
6  cards
Key Words (3)
Define discharge,
Define dragine basin,
What is a relief
3  cards
Water
What is water surplus,
What is water deficit
2  cards
Flooding
What is river flooding,
Describe one physical cause of fl...
2  cards
Meanders + Ox Bow Lakes
Describe the first stage of an ox...,
Describe the second stage of a me...,
How does friction being reduced e...
7  cards
Formations Of Leeves
Describe how flood plains and nat...,
Describe the final process of flo...,
What takes place in the lower cou...
4  cards
Waterfalls and Gorges
How do rivers erode in the upper ...,
When do waterfalls occur step 1,
What happens after the river cros...
6  cards
River Flooding
Name the case study,
What were the effects of river fl...,
What were the short term response...
7  cards
V-Shaped Valleys
With the help of figure 11 descri...,
Describe how a v shaped valley is...,
What is the second stage of a v s...
4  cards
Dams and Reservoirs
What is an reservoir,
Describe how reservoirs are made,
Describe what the water in the re...
3  cards

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