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What does the sourse of the river mean?
The source of a river - is the point at which it emerges as a stream from the water that forms its origin. This is usually run-off from boggy ground, at a higher altitude than sea level.
What is the entire area that is drained by a large river is called a?
river basin
In what river are the Thousand Island?
in the Saint Lawrence River as it emerges from the northeast corner of Lake Ontario.
Describe the entire course of the bramaputra river with reference to landform heights and countries?
The course of the Brahmaputra River flows southwest via the Assam Valley, and south through Bangladesh, and emerges in the Ganges Delta , through the Meghna, and empties in the Bay of Bengal.
Alluvial fans appearance?
alluvial fan occurs when the gradient of a river bed decreases suddenly as when a river emerges from a mountain
What are large streams of water called?
A large stream of surface water is usually called a river. A river is freshwater and runs from high to low ground.
What is it called when a river rises and makes the ground good for growing crops?
Irrigation!
What is it called when farmers water their fields with water from the ground of a river?
This is called irrigation - specifically it is "surface irrigation".
What is the high ground between two watersheds called?
Mountains / hills ; (River) divides.
What are large streams of surface water called?
A large stream of surface water is usually called a river. A river is freshwater and runs from high to low ground.
What is the low ground between two hills?
The low ground between two hills is called a valley.
What is the sourde of the river?
The source of a river is usually a spring. Rain sinks into soil or rock layers, then flows downhill until a point where it emerges, which is called a spring. The water then flows downhill on the surface as a river. Some rivers, however, source from the melting ice and snow at the tops of very tall mountains.
