[GEOG 201] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (24 pages long)

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Geography and Environmental Management
• Course: GEOG201
• Professor: Mike Stone

Document Summary

Important balance exists between the erosive force of the flow (driving force) and the resistance of the boundary to the erosion (resisting force) Determines the ability of a river to adjust and modify the morphology of the channel. One of the main factors influencing the erosive power of a given flow is its discharge: varies both spatially and temporally in natural river channels, changes in a downstream direction. Fluctuating over time in response to inputs of precipitation. Characteristics of a flow regime of a river include seasonal variations in discharge, the size and frequency in floods and frequency and duration of droughts. Characteristics determine not only by the climate but also by the physical and land use characteristics of the drainage basin. Whe(cid:374) the grou(cid:374)d is saturated, it(cid:859)s (cid:449)here the (cid:449)ater (cid:373)o(cid:448)es the fastest. Very few areas have rivers, most precipitation does not go through rivers.