Landform Vocabulary - Stream Tables
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11 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Drainage Basin | a system of rivers and streams that drains an area like the Colorado Plateau |
| Erosion | involves two processes: weathering and transport |
| Landform | a shape or feature of the earth's surface, like a delta or canyon |
| Canyon | a v-shaped valley eroded by a river or stream |
| Delta | a fan shaped (triangular) deposit of earth materials at a mouth of a stream |
| Plateau | a large, nearly level area that has been lifted above the surrounding area |
| Deposition | the process by which eroded earth materials settle out in another place |
| Sediments | eroded earth materials that have deposited |
| Basin | a low area in which sediments are often deposited |
| Channel | the course or path the water takes in a stream or river |
| Meander | a curve or loop in a channel |
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