Key words rivers in geography
What is the start of a river
source
a bend in the river
meander
a man made structure to manage coastal flooding
hard engineering
the process by which sediment is moved from one place to another
transport
where the river meets the sea
mouth
the power of the flowing water forces water and air into cracks in the river banks. The increase in pressure causes cracks to get bigger
hydraulic action
the movement of water around the earth
the water cycle
chemicals in the water dissolve the rocks withi the river bank
corrosion
where a river does not have enough energy to carry the sediments as a result it is dropped
deposition
a narrow steep sided valley that is found immediately downstream from a waterfall
gorge
raising the river banks so that more water can be held in the river channel
embankments
taking away meanders and making the channels deeper to carry water away from an area
channel straightening