Geography 12
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Coastal Landforms: Erosional Features
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Wave Cut Platform: A narrow flat area found at the base of a sea cliff or along the shoreline or a body of water. They are often only visibl...
Monday, April 12, 2010
Oceans
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Ocean Currents 1. Currents are the transfer of vast quantities of water from one place to another. The most obvious cause of the currents is...
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Groundwater and Aquifers
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Importance of Groundwater in my Community, Canada, and the World: Community: The province of British Colombia has 28.5% of the population u...
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Thursday, April 1, 2010
Stream Cycle
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Youthful Stream Youthful Stream: A steep gradient, and a fairly straight channel. For the most part it flows in a V-shaped valley in highl...
Stream Rejuvenation
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Paired Terraces: A terrace on the same level of either side of a stream or river. This occurs when the water downcuts evenly on both side o...
Parts of a Drainage Basin/Watershed
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Water Shed: A piece of land where water from rain and the melting of ice drains into a larger body of water. Includes the streams, rivers...
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Drainage Patterns
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Trellis: A type of drainage system. As a river flows down a valley, smaller tributaries flow into it from the slopes of mountains at a 90...
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