Rivers End of Topic Test Term 2 PDF
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This document contains notes on rivers, including topics such as river processes, drainage basins, types of rivers, and river landforms of the upper and lower courses. The summary includes detailed information on the key aspects of river geography.
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Rivers end of topic test term 2 Interfaz de usuario gráfica, Texto, Aplicación Descripción generada automáticamente Introductions to rivers The rivers Nile and Amazon are the biggest rivers of the world  Where are the world's major rivers? Imagen que contiene Diagrama Riv...
Rivers end of topic test term 2 Interfaz de usuario gráfica, Texto, Aplicación Descripción generada automáticamente Introductions to rivers The rivers Nile and Amazon are the biggest rivers of the world  Where are the world's major rivers? Imagen que contiene Diagrama River facts: 1. There are millions of rivers on earth (some are very small). 2. The longest is the river Nile in Africa. Its 6853km long. 3. The UK has about 5000 rivers. -- -- -- -- **[Flow-]** A movement of water from one place to another. **[Stem Flow]:** Water running down a plant stem or the trunk of a tree.  **[Infiltration]**: A process by which surface water enters the soil by **filtering** it through soil pores / small openings. **[Surface runoff]**: The transfer of water over the surface of the ground. It is easiest to see where it forms rivers. **[Throughflow]**: The downhill transfer of water through pores and small **cavities** in the soil. **[Flow-]** A movement of water from one place to another. **[Percolation]**: The downwards flow of water through cracks and **joints** in underlying rock. **[Groundwater flow]**: The downslope movement of water through underlying rocks. **[Output-]** Water leaving the system/area. **[Drainage Basin]:** An Area of land drained by one river and its tributaries.  **[River Processes:]** **[ Erosion, Transportation and Deposition]** **Erosion** involves the wearing away of rock. Rivers erode the riverbank and bed. Material carried by the river is broken down into small, rounder and smoother pieces. Icono Descripción generada automáticamente **Transportation** is when material is picked up by the river and moved downstream.  **Deposition** is when the river drops its load. This is usually when the river loses energy. Icono Descripción generada automáticamente  Gráfico Descripción generada automáticamente  Diagrama Descripción generada automáticamente con confianza media **[What is an osbow lake]**: *Oxbow lakes form when the neck of a meander is broken through, often during a flood event*
