chapter 7, lesson 2 landforms runoff tributary watershed sediment meander flood plain delta water...
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Chapter 7, Lesson 2
Landforms
runofftributary
watershedsedimentmeander
flood plaindelta
water gapcanyonvalleydune
landslide
tributary – “feeder” streams; small streams and rivers that “feed” into other
streams and rivers forming larger streams and rivers
sediment – pieces of material; sediment can range in size from boulders to
gravel, sand, silt and dissolved materials
meander – bends, or “S” shapes in a river cause by river currents slowing down in
flat land and dropping sediment
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flood plain – flat landscape near rivers; the rivers flood the land from time to time
and create very fertile soil.
mouth (of river) – where a river empties into the ocean; river currents slow when
they hit the ocean and drop sediment
canyon – a deep, V-shaped valley that is usually created as a result of both water cutting into earth and geological forces
pushing earth upward