This document defines key terms related to rivers and river systems. It explains that a headwater is the source of a river, a tributary is a stream that flows into a larger body of water, and a meander is a winding curve in a river. It also defines other river-related terms like weathering and erosion, deposition, deltas, loads, watersheds, floodplains, rapids, flatwater, ox-bows, ox-bow lakes, sediments, confluences, mature rivers, and youthful rivers. The document provides brief definitions and explanations for each term.