Channel Networks and Inland Seas

Evaporation is particularly important in the transfer of water from the ______ store into the atmosphere.

Transpiration plants take up liquid water from the soil and 'breathe' it into the ______ as water vapor.

Evapotranspiration is the loss of moisture from the ground by direct evaporation from water bodies and the ______, plus transpiration from plants.

Condensation is the change in the atmosphere when water vapor cools and becomes ______.

Precipitation is the transfer of water in any form (rain, hail or snow) from the atmosphere to the ______ or sea surface.

Infiltration and percolation are the transfer of water downwards through the ______ and rock into the aquifer or groundwater store.

Rainwater hits solid surfaces such as roofs, pavements and roads. It is then quickly channelled into ______ which speed its delivery into a stream or river

Each drainage basin is unique in its combination of features. These features include size, shape, rock type, relief and ______

The main river has its source in the higher parts of the basin close to the ______

The amount of water carried by a river at any one time is known as its ______

The channel (or drainage) network is the system of surface and underground channels that collects and transports the precipitation falling on the ______

Land use can be easily changed by ______

During the hydrological cycle, water is held in a number of ______

The atmosphere is one of the stores where the water exists either as water vapour or as minute droplets in ______.

The land is another store where water is stored on the surface in rivers, lakes, and ______.

Water is taken in by plants and stored in vegetation for short periods of time. It is also stored below ground in the ______.

The sea is estimated to hold over 95 per cent of the Earth's water, mostly held in liquid form but also as ______ in high-latitude seas.

Every river has its own drainage basin or ______ area.

Compara the hydrograph of the Ganges with that of the Thames as shown by Figures 1.6 and 1.7. Try to explain the ______.

Draw an annotated diagram showing impacts of the six factors on ______ regimes.

Three processes are at work here ______, transport and ______.

Once the storm and its peak discharge have passed, the amount of water in the river starts to ______.

A storm hydrograph records the changing ______ of a river after a rainstorm.

Unlike the Ganges, the highest discharges generally occur in ______, in February and March.

All this destructive activity takes place where rocks are found above the surface of the surrounding land. Once rocks are really broken down, the weathered material starts to move down the slope under the influence of ______.

In river valleys, there are two main types of mass movement as follows. DNMENTS#