Rivers Change The Land

Rivers Change The Land - Transcript

Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 2 Rivers Change the Land

20 Questions

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Water beneath the Earth s surface

groundwater

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A place where a river begins

source

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The deepest part of the river

channel
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The place where a river empties

mouth

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A stream that flows into a larger stream or river

tributary

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A river and its tributaries

River system

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Land drained by a river system Drainage basin

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The wearing away of the Earth s surface erosion

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The triangle shaped land at a river s mouth delta

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High wall made of earth

levee

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A wall built across a river to hold back water dam

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the height of the land elevation
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Land that is level with the surface of the ocean

Sea level

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Differences in elevation relief

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toward the river s mouth

downstream

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Toward the river s source

upstream

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That s All Keep Sharp Minds

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