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Rivers

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Higher Geography (Rivers and Coasts) Mind Map on Rivers, created by hannah.pickard on 23/04/2013.

Mind Map by hannah.pickard, updated more than 1 year ago

	Created by hannah.pickard over 11 years ago

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Resource summary

Rivers

Processes
1. Deposition
2. Erosion
  Attachments:
  - Erosion
3. Transportation
  Attachments:
  - Transportation
Flooding
1. Causes
  1. Natural
    1. Rainfall
      Attachments:
      - Rainfall
    2. Geology
      Attachments:
      - Geology
    3. Relief
      Attachments:
      - Relief
  2. Human
    1. Deforestation
      Attachments:
      - Deforestation
    2. Urbanisation
      Attachments:
      - Urbanisation
2. Management
  1. Hard engineering
    1. Dams and Resevoirs
    2. Channel straightening
    3. Man-made levees
  2. Soft engineering
    1. Flood warnings
    2. Preparation
    3. Flood plain zoning
Landforms
1. Lower course
  1. Estuary
  2. Delta
2. Middle course
  1. Meanders
  2. Ox-Bow lakes
3. Upper course
  1. Waterfalls and gorges
  2. Interlocking spurs
  3. V-Shaped valleys

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