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Chapter 10
Rivers
Question | Answer |
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tell me the three stages of a river | Upper/Youth Valley Middle/Mature Valley Lower/Old Valley |
tell me the size, speed ,whether it deposits or erodes and how it erodes if it does and the features of a river in its Youth/upper valley | Small river Flows rapidly Erodes river bed Vertically V-shaped valley, Interlocking Spur, Waterfalls |
tell me the size, speed ,whether it deposits or erodes and how it erodes if it does and the features of a river in its Mature/Middle valley | Large river Flows Quickly Erodes river bank Laterally Meanders, Wide Valleys |
tell me the size, speed ,whether it deposits or erodes and how it erodes if it does and the features of a river in its Old/Lower valley | Very Large River Flows slowly Deposits lots of material carried upstream Ox-Bow lakes, Flood Plains, Deltas, Levees |
tell me the four river erosions | Hydraulic action Attrition Abrasion Solution |
tell me the four river transportation's | Traction Saltation suspension Solution |
how do humans interact with rivers | humans make flood relief schemes to prevent massive flood from happening |