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How can you define 'River'
It's a large and permanent flowing body of water which runs down a fixed channel
How can you define 'Torrent'
Short and irregular streams of water which run a fixed channel in steep mountainsides
How can you define 'Fast Flowing Waters'
Streams of water which run down a hill thanks to gravity, without a fixed channel
What processes are involved in all of the shaping agents
Erosion, Transportation, Sedimentation
What are the characteristics of this landform: Alluvial fan
Fan shaped foothills
What are the characteristics of this landform: Channel
Transportation
What are the characteristics of this landform: Heterogeneous terrains
Hoodoos or Fairy chimney
What are the characteristics of this landform: Soft and homogeneous terrains
Grooves, Gullies, Ravines
What are the characteristics of this landform: Basin
Intense erosion
What are the characteristics of this landform: Upper course
Narrow V-shaped valleys Gorges, cascades and waterfalls
What are the characteristics of this landform: Middle course
Wide V-shaped valleys Meanders
What are the characteristics of this landform: Lower course
Trough-shaped valleys Meanders; Oxbow lakes; Deltas and Estuaries; Fluvial terraces; Flood plains; Sea lochs
What happens due to erosion?
Cliffs and abrasion platform, Capes and gulfs or bays
What happens due to sedimentation?
Beaches, Barrier spits, Barrier islands, Coves, Coastal lagoon, Tombolos
Why is water scarce in the desert?
Because they are areas of infrequent precipitation and high evaporation; so water is scarce and dry materials are easily displaced by the wind
How many parts can a glacier split into?
3
