Rivers Flashcards
Why does the river channel become wider and deeper with distance downstream?
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The river channel becomes deeper due to the increase in discharge and wider due to lateral erosion.
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Why does the river channel become wider and deeper with distance downstream?
Give three examples of hard engineering
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Examples of hard engineering include:
- Dams and reservoirs
- Channel straightening
- Embankments
- Flood-relief channels
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Give three examples of hard engineering
What happens to the shape and size of bed load as you move down the river?
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It becomes more rounded and smaller.
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What happens to the shape and size of bed load as you move down the river?
Identify the four main processes of transportation in a river?
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Solution, suspension, saltation and traction.
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Identify the four main processes of transportation in a river?
In the middle course of the river valley floor becomes wider why is this?
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The increase in lateral (sideways) erosion.
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In the middle course of the river valley floor becomes wider why is this?
