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Earth Science: Fluvial Systems
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Cities frequently develop at or near the ____ of two rivers.
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Cities frequently develop at or near the ____ of two rivers.
CONFLUENCE
When a river approaches the ocean, it slows and branches into ________.
Distributaries
Which U. S. Government project built in the 1930s was the best example of "social engineering"?
Tennessee Valley Authority
The river that carries no water to the sea is______.
Colorado
The arrangement of stream orders within a particular drainage basin would define its ____ system.
Morphological
If there is a change of some parameter of a system and the change continues to get larger, it is an example of _____.
Positive feedback
River systems that are controlled or modified by human actions are _______.
Intelligent systems
Dams and reservoirs are examples of "pork barrel" politics.
True
The earth functions as a closed system with respect to transfers of energy.
False
Alluvium refers to the sediments deposited by streams and rivers.
True