'River systems' presentation slideshows

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Chapter 13 Water and Erosion

Chapter 13 Water and Erosion. Chapter Outline. 13.1 The Water Cycle Water Budget Water Conservation 13.2 River Systems Stream Erosion Channel Erosion Stages of a River System 13.3 Stream Deposition Deltas and Alluvial Fans Flood Deposits Flood Control. 13.1 The Water Cycle.

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Rivers and Drainage

Rivers and Drainage. Dr. R. B. Schultz. Streams and Drainage It is important that we make a review of the hydrologic cycle. *97% of all water is oceans (salt water) *2% of all water is in ice caps/polar ice *0.6% is groundwater (fresh) *0.2% is rivers and lakes (fresh)

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Rivers and Drainage

Rivers and Drainage. Dr. R. B. Schultz. Streams and Drainage It is important that we make a review of the hydrologic cycle. *97% of all water is oceans (salt water) *2% of all water is in ice caps/polar ice *0.6% is groundwater (fresh) *0.2% is rivers and lakes (fresh)

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Effects of Human Involvement in the River Ecosystem

Effects of Human Involvement in the River Ecosystem. Jonathan Sexton. Australia. Water can be a scarce resource Dam rivers to create reservoirs 50% of water stored in ten large reservoirs Store largest amount of water in reservoirs in the world

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Great Ideas in Riverine Ecology

Great Ideas in Riverine Ecology. Linear to Landscapes FISH 7380; Dr. E. Irwin. Systems created by water running downhill depend on:. Geology and climate (present and historical). 1) stream classification 2) longitudinal processes. 3) Riparian-river interactions. Land use.

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What is a River System ?

What is a River System ? . A river and all of its tributaries Tributary: streams and smaller rivers that feed into a main river . How do river systems start? . Start from precipitation (rain) that is not absorbed into the ground Precipitation turns into surface runoff. Key Terms.

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River Dynasties in China

River Dynasties in China. The Geography of China.

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PHYSICAL REGIONS

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Westward Expansion

Westward Expansion. What did the United States look like before Westward Expansion? . In 1803, Thomas Jefferson, purchased 828,000 square miles from France This was called the Louisiana Purchase This purchase contained all of present-day Arkansas Missouri Iowa Oklahoma Kansas Nebraska

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Block Mountain and Rift Valley

Block Mountain and Rift Valley. When the land between two parallel faults is pushed up, a landform called a block mountain ( B ) is formed. The process can also result in a block of land being pushed down, forming a rift valley (A).

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North America

North America. Canadian Shield . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CwD7Uo_4vs. The wide area of Precambrian rock extending west from the Labrador coast to the basin of the Mackenzie and north from the Great Lakes to Hudson Bay and the Arctic: rich in minerals. Canadian Shield .

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REVERSE OSMOSIS

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The Varangians

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Do Now

Do Now. Define Physical and Human Geography. The Branches of Geography. Page 18-22. Branches of Geography. Geography is like a puzzle because it is made up of many branches or division Two main branches:

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Stingrays

Stingrays. Made by Christopher Bough 7 th Grader. What are Stingrays.

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Alabama History Notes

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Giant Otter Paula Jaramillo Ana Belen Vallejo Ma. Celeste Saavedra

Giant Otter Paula Jaramillo Ana Belen Vallejo Ma. Celeste Saavedra. The world's largest otter is the otter of South America. Almost two meters long does it measure. They live in the rivers and streams of the river systems of the Amazon, Orinoco, and La Plata.

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Branches of Geography

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