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Drainage basins
What type of system is the global...,
What is the river drainage basin,
What is the boundary of the drain...
4
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Inputs – water coming into the system
What is precipitation and give ex...
1
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Storage - water stored in the system
What is interception,
What is vegetation storage,
What is surface storage
5
cards
Processes – water moving from one place to another
What is surface runoff,
What is throughfall,
What is stemflow
9
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Outputs – water leaving the system
What is evaporation,
What is transpiration,
What is evapotranspiration
3
cards
Water Balance graph
What happens during wet seasons,
What happens during dry seasons,
What happens at the end of the dr...
4
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River discharge
What is river discharge,
How does precipitation affect riv...,
How does hot weather affect river...
4
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Hydrographs
What are storm hydrographs,
What is peak discharge,
What is lag time
5
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Physical factors affecting hydrographs
How do drainage basin characteris...,
How does amount of water in the d...,
How does rock type affect hydrogr...
7
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Human factors affecting hydrographs
How do urban areas affect hydrogr...,
How do man made drainage systems ...
2
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Erosion
What is headward erosion,
What is vertical erosion,
What is lateral erosion
3
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Processes of erosion
What is hydraulic action,
What is abrasion,
What is attrition
4
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Transportation
What is solution,
What is suspension,
What is saltation
4
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Deposition
When does deposition occur,
Causes of lower discharge include
2
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Capacity and competence
What is capacity,
What ic competence
2
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The Hjulstrom curve
What does the hjulstrom curve rep...,
Critical erosion velocity curve s...,
Settling velocity curve shows what
4
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Long profile
What does the long profile show,
What is base level,
Features of erosion and depositio...
7
cards
Channel characteristics
What happens to discharge and vel...,
What is the hydraulic radius,
What is the wetted perimeter
6
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Upper stage
Erosion in upper stage,
Transportation in upper stage,
Deposition in upper stage
3
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Middle stage
Erosion in middle stage,
Transportation in middle stage,
Deposition in middle stage
3
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Lower stage
Erosion in lower stage,
Transportation in lower stage,
Deposition in lower stage
3
cards
Cross profile
What does the cross profile show,
Upper stage cross profile,
Middle stage cross profile
4
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Waterfalls
When do waterfalls form,
Stage 1 formation,
Stage 2 formation
5
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Potholes
What are potholes,
How are potholes formed
2
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Rapids
What are rapids
1
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Meanders
Stage 1 formation,
Stage 2 formation,
Stage 3 formation
7
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Braiding
Stage 1 formation,
Stage 2 formation,
Stage 3 formation
3
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Floodplains
What happens when a river overflo...,
What effect does flooding have on...
2
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Levees
What are levees,
Stage 1 formation,
Stage 2 formation
3
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Deltas
Stage 1 formation,
Stage 2 formation,
Stage 3 formation
3
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Rejuvenation
Stage 1 process,
Stage 2 process,
Stage 3 process
5
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Main causes of flooding
What is flooding,
How does prolonged rainfall cause...,
How does heavy rainfall cause flo...
4
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Physical factors of flooding
How does sparse vegetation decidu...,
How does impermeable ground baked...
2
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Human factors of flooding
How does urbanisation cause flooding,
How does deforestation cause floo...
2
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Flooding impacts
Name 2 social impacts of flooding,
Name 2 economic impacts of flooding,
Name 2 environmental impacts of f...
5
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Flood frequency
What is the flood return interval ri,
What would the ri be for a small ...
2
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Flood management
What is the aim of flood management,
Which areas are more likely to be...
2
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Hard engineering
What is hard engineering,
Name general disadvantages of har...,
What are dams and name disadvanta...
4
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Soft engineering
What is soft engineering,
Name general advantages of soft e...,
What is land use management and w...
4
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Soft and hard engineering
Features of hard engineering,
Features of soft engineering,
Why is soft engineering more sust...
3
cards
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