GEOGRAPHY SSS2 FIRST TERM                                      

WEEK 1 &2

ACTION OF RUNNING WATER (RIVER)

CONTENT

Running water is one of the most important agents of denudation. Rivers are involved in erosion transportation and deposition of materials.

TERMS ASSOCIATED WITH RIVERS

(1)     Source of a river: The source of a river refers to where a river starts or begins, usually around highlands.

(2)     Course of a river: This refers to the path or channel through which the river flows.

(3)     Mouth of a river: This is where the river ends or where it enters into the sea, ocean or lake.

(4)     River basin or catchment area: It refers to all the areas drained by a river and its tributaries.

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