river tees

Cards (9)

  • what paper is the river tees on?
    paper 1
  • where was the river tees located?
    northeastern england
  • erosion + deposition: meanders
  • deposition: levees, estuaries
  • erosion: waterfall- high force
  • what was the source?
    cross fell- 300m above sea level
  • what is in the upper course?
    • v-shaped valleys
    • interlocking spurs
    • many tributaries and streams
  • what is in the middle course?
    • high force waterfall has hard rock which lies above soft rock
    • soft rock eroded faster, creating an overhand (waterfall)
  • what is in the lower corse?
    • the rivers estuary flows out into the north sea
    • the mouth is located by Middlesbrough