The Drainage Basin Friday, 26 April 2019 LO: To be able to identify, describe and explain the features of a drainage basin
Watersheds and drainage basins Watch the clip which explains this part of our river topic https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/clips/zsb76sg LO: To be able to identify, describe and explain the features of a drainage basin
Keywords Unscramble these key words then use the following slides to define them LO: To be able to identify, describe and explain the features of a drainage basin
Drainage basin A drainage basin is any area of land where precipitation collects and drains off into a common outlet, such as into a river, bay, or other body of water LO: To be able to identify, describe and explain the features of a drainage basin
Source The point at which a river starts. This is usually high in the hills in v-shaped valleys. LO: To be able to identify, describe and explain the features of a drainage basin
The point at which a river ends. Mouth The point at which a river ends. This is on the coast. At this point the river is slow flowing wide and is surrounded by a flat river valley. LO: To be able to identify, describe and explain the features of a drainage basin
A confluence is the meeting of two or more bodies of water. It usually refers to the point where a tributary joins a more major river called the mainstream. LO: To be able to identify, describe and explain the features of a drainage basin
Tributary A tributary is a stream or river which flows into a mainstream or (parent) river and which does not flow directly into a sea. LO: To be able to identify, describe and explain the features of a drainage basin
Watershed A watershed is an area or ridge of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers, basins or seas. LO: To be able to identify, describe and explain the features of a drainage basin
Using the six key terms, label the diagram in your workbook Which is which? Using the six key terms, label the diagram in your workbook LO: To be able to identify, describe and explain the features of a drainage basin