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Rivers flow from mountains to seas or other bodies of water. A river's course is the route it takes from its source to its mouth. In the middle course, rivers form curves called meanderings. A river's flow is the amount of water it carries, which varies based on precipitation. Flow regime refers to whether the flow pattern is regular or irregular throughout the year. Watersheds are areas drained by rivers flowing into the same sea. Spain's rivers belong to three watersheds - Cantabrian, Mediterranean, and Atlantic.
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- 1. Rivers are moving bodies of water. What is a river? River Thames
- 2. The river originates in the mountains The river flows into a sea, a lake or another river
- 3. The course of a river is the route which a river takes from its source to the mouth. What is the course of a river? This is the SOURC E of the river This is the MOUTH of the river This is the COURSE of the river
- 4. In the middle course, the river forms curves. These curves are called meanderings. This is a meandering
- 5. What is the flow of a river? It is the amount of water that a river carries. The more precipitacion there is, the greater the flow will be
- 6. It is the flow pattern during the year. If the flow regime varies very little, it is regular. If the flow regime varies a lot, it it irregular What is flow regime?
- 7. Water can also be found in other places on the surface of the Earth. Torrents Lakes Reservoirs Lakes and lagoons
- 8. They are streams of water which form after heavy rains Torrent
- 9. They are large bodies of water surrounded by land. Lakes
- 10. They are man – made lakes. They produce energy, irrigate fields and supply water to urban areas. Canals and irrigation chanels are used for transporting water from a reservoir to other places. Reservoirs
- 11. Rivers that flow into the same sea belong to the same watershed (vertiente). The rivers in Spain flow into three different seas, in other words, they belong to three watersheds: Cantabrian watershed. Mediterranean watershed. Atlantic watershed. What is a watershed?
- 12. Meter imagen de vertientes hidrográficas
- 13. It is the smallest watershed in Spain. Its rivers are short and very steep. Regular flow regime and abundant flow because of the abundant rainfall. Cantabrian Watershed
- 14. In the Basque Country: Deba, Nervión and Bidasoa. In Cantabria: Saja and Besaya. In Asturias: Nalón and Navia. Between Asturias and Galicia: Eo. Main rivers:
- 15. Most of the rivers are short. They have irregular flow regimes (drought in summer, floods in wetter months) The most important rivers are: The Ebro, the Júcar, the Segura. Mediterranean watershed
- 16. It is the largest. Its rivers are usually long. 3 groups: Rivers of Galicia: Miño. Rivers of the Inner Plateau: Duero, Tajo, Guadiana. Rivers of Andalusia: Guadalquivir. In Canary Islands: gullies. Atlantic watershed
- 17. Estuary Delta Flow Source Course Mouth Vocabulary