Features of rivers

An area of land which is made of mud deposited by the river and shaped like a triangular

• flood plain

• delta

• tributary

delta

• An area of land which is made of mud deposited by the river and shaped like a triangular

• Dropping mud, sand and pebbles when moving water is slowed down

• A lake made when a river changes course and cuts off a meander

oxbow lake

• The flat area bordering a river formed from the mud deposited by the river when it floods

• A lake made when a river changes course and cuts off a meander

• A large S-shaped bend in a river

The flat area bordering a river formed from the mud deposited by the river when it floods

• floodplain

• deposit

• delta

Permeable

• Any material that does not let liquids and gases pass through it

• Any material that lets liquids and gases pass through it

impermeable

• Any material that does not let liquids and gases pass through it

• Any material that lets liquids and gases pass through it

Dropping mud, sand and pebbles when moving water is slowed down

• deposit

• water cycle

• impermeable

deposit

• Dropping mud, sand and pebbles when moving water is slowed down

• the flat area bordering a river formed from the mud deposited by the river when it floods

• A place where ships can be loaded and unloaded

A place where ships can be loaded and unloaded

• port

• permeable

• floodplain

evaporate

• when liquid water turns into the invisible gas called water vapour, it is said to evaporate

• A large S-shaped bend in a river