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Rivers
Question | Answer |
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What is a flood plain | a piece of land where it is most likely to get flooded |
alluvium | the fertile soil on a floodplain |
meander | the bend in a river |
youth | the starting stage of a river |
source | where the river starts |
mouth | where the river ends and may go the sea or a lake |
confluence | where a river joins a larger river |
tributary | the smaller river before joining a larger one |
delta | a piece of land near the mouth of the river |
distributaries | the channels of water going through a delta |
mature | the middle part of the river |
old age | the end stage of the river |
hydraulic action | the fast moving water eroding the bank and bed of the river |
erosion | the water breaking away at the landscape |