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| what factors in a river increase erosion? | slope, velocity, and volume |
| what process causes rock and landslides? | mass wasting |
| what is the process of moving weathered rock from place to place? | erosion |
| what process causes weathered rock to be laid down? | deposition |
| what type of erosion causes grooves and U shaped valleys? | glacial erosion |
| A decrease in river velocity will result in what? | more deposition |
| how do you read elevations on a topographic map? | each counter line represents an elevation. |
| how does a map represent a steep slope? | counter lines are close together |
| how can i use a map to figure out the direction of a river? | Rivers flow from higher to lower elevations. Use the lines to see the decrease in elevation. Use the cardinal directions to then figure out the direction of the river |
| In what parts of a river does erosion occur? | Near the source, on the outside curves of the river |
| in what parts of a river does deposition occur? | Near the mouth, on the inside of the curves. |
| What is a mountain and what forms a mountain? | A high point of elevation caused by plate movement. |
| What is a delta and what forms it? | Where much sediment is deposited at the part of a river where it flows into standing water (lake or ocean) |
| What is a canyon and what forms it? | A narrow chasm with steep walls caused by river erosion. |
