‘’ RIVERS’’

Examples of rivers

‘’ RIVERS’’ WATER FALLING ON LAND SURFACES MUST RUN OFF IN ESTABLISHED STREAMS OR ERODE NEW CHANNELS. THE RUN OFF SEVERAL SLOPES COLLECTS IN LOW PLACES. THIS GREATLY INCREASES THE ERODING POWER OF WATER, AND SOON A GULLY IS FORMED.

WATER FALLING ON LAND SURFACES MUST RUN OFF IN ESTABLISHED STREAMS OR ERODE NEW CHANNELS. THE RUN OFF SEVERAL SLOPES COLLECTS IN LOW PLACES. THIS GREATLY INCREASES THE ERODING POWER OF WATER, AND SOON A GULLY IS FORMED.

THUS THE NATURAL CONTOUR OF THE LAND PARTLY DETERMINES THE PLACES WHERE MAJOR STREAMS WILL EVENTUALLY DEVELOP

THUS THE NATURAL CONTOUR OF THE LAND PARTLY DETERMINES THE PLACES WHERE MAJOR STREAMS WILL EVENTUALLY DEVELOP

EVENTUALLY THIS PROCESS RESULTS IN A FULLY DEVELOPED VALLEY CONTAINING A PERMANENT STREAM. ALONG THE GROWTH OF THE BEGINNING RIVER AND ITS VALLEY.

EVENTUALLY THIS PROCESS RESULTS IN A

FULLY DEVELOPED VALLEY CONTAINING A

PERMANENT STREAM. ALONG THE GROWTH

OF THE BEGINNING RIVER AND ITS VALLEY.

TRIBUTARIES - a stream which flows into a larger one. Watershed -a series of slopes which drain into a river system. Steam piracy -capture of the water of one stream by another as a result of erosion of a divide separating the stream valleys.

TRIBUTARIES

- a stream which flows into a larger one.

Watershed

-a series of slopes which drain into a river system.

Steam piracy

-capture of the water of one stream by another as a result of erosion of a divide separating the stream valleys.

THANK YOU!!! PREPARED BY: KATLEEN JUNE P. ESPEJO I-EINSTEIN

THANK YOU!!!

PREPARED BY:

KATLEEN JUNE P. ESPEJO

I-EINSTEIN