1. FLUVIAL PROCESSES & LANDFORMS
GEOGRAPHY 12

2. Memory Lane…
Think about a memory or two that you have that involves being in or around any type of river or moving water.
Post-its?-write it down.
Share w/ a classmate.
Why are rivers important?
Ms. Pasichnyk’s

3. 4 Types of Transportation in Rivers 4 types
pebble transport by rivers

4. DRAINAGE PATTERNS
Influenced by shape of land & how the bedrock resists to erosion
DENDRITIC: uniform bedrock(like a leaf pattern)
TRELLIS, RECTANGULAR & ANNULAR: tributaries go around obstacles; irregular bedrock
Refer to page 259 in your text for diagrams!

5. River Channel Erosion

6. Point bar(depositon) & Under-cut (erosion)

7. ALLUVIAL FAN

8. ESTUARIES Formed where river joins the ocean Fresh & salt water mix
Home to the world’s most productive ecosystems
Develop on deltas (accumulations of sediment)

9. Fraser River Estuary

10. DELTAS
Arcuate
Nile River
Bird’s Foot
Mississippi River

11. Youthful Rivers Characteristics: -Mountainous regions -Steep slopes
-Rapids, falls
-Large boulders, rocks

12. Mature Rivers Characteristics: -Meanders begin to form
-Fewer rapids & falls
-Smoother river profile

13. Old Rivers Characteristics: -Lateral erosion & deposition prevalent
-Wide floodplains
-Large meander curves
-Oxbow lakes
-No rapids or falls
-Levees

14. Oxbow Lake Formation