river profiles P1
Cards (23)
- What is the path of a river as it flows downhill called?
- Where does a river have a steep upper course?
- What type of slope does a river have in its middle course?
- What type of slope does a river have in its lower course?
- What does the long profile of a river show?
- What do rivers form as they flow downhill?
- What processes do rivers use to shape the landscape?
- What happens to eroded material carried by rivers?
- What determines the shape of the valley and channel along a river?
- What does the cross profile of a river show?
- What are the characteristics of a river's upper course?
- What are the characteristics of a river's middle course?
- What are the characteristics of a river's lower course?
- What are the two types of erosion that affect rivers?
- Can vertical and lateral erosion occur simultaneously?
- What does vertical erosion do to the river valley?
- What shape does vertical erosion give to the river valley and channel?
- In which course of the river is vertical erosion most dominant?
- What causes intense downwards erosion in the upper course?
- What is the effect of lateral erosion on the river valley?
- What landform is associated with lateral erosion?
- In which courses of the river is lateral erosion dominant?
- What action do the rough and angular particles have on the riverbed due to high turbulence?