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Rivers typically start at higher elevations because gravity causes water to flow downhill. Rainfall or snowmelt at the top of a hill or mountain collects and forms small streams that join together to create a river. This continuous flow downhill allows rivers to carve out paths over time.
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A mountain ridge across a continent which separates streams flowing in opposite directions?
A continental divide is a mountain ridge that determines the direction in which water flows on either side. It marks the separation between river basins that flow into different oceans.
What does source mean in geography?
This is where the water bubbles up from the ground and creates a river or this is where the river starts. The Source and River Mouth are basically the same thing, they both start the rivers off, as you can tell my the 'Mouth' bit in the word 'River Mouth'.
What are three islands off the northwest coast of Africa that are the tos of mountain?
The Canary Islands, Madeira, and the Azores are islands off the northwest coast of Africa with volcanic origin that form mountain tops rising from the ocean.
What is a bend in a river shaped like a loop is?
A bend in a river shaped like a loop is called an oxbow. Oxbow lakes are formed when a meander is cut off from the main river channel, often due to erosion and sediment deposition.
Who won at the battle of stone mountain?
Well-placed artillery fire, directed by General Sherman himself helps turn back the Rebel onslaught. General John "Blackjack" Logan is not prepared to let the guns fall into enemy hands and leads a charge to retake the hill near the Troup-Hurt House. To the south Hood's men briefly battle at the top of Leggett's Hill, at an extremely heavy cost. They were losing men left and right so much so that Hood called off the attack. ...
Where does most rivers start?
Usually at the top of mountains, they start off as streams. Then the streams join together and get bigger, wider, and eventually they turn into rivers.
What does run-off mean in geography?
Where water that has fallen from the clouds goes down the surface of a hill/mountain and goes into a river
What is the definiton off mountain?
How high it is. Too low, and it's considered a hill instead.
What are the release dates for People and Power - 2007 Face-Off at Coal River Mountain?
People and Power - 2007 Face-Off at Coal River Mountain was released on: USA: 29 July 2009
What do you do after you fall of the ski hill in club penguin?
Unless you are doing a secret mission then you shouldn't fall off of the ski mountain, but if you are on a mission you just start over again and try a different rout.
What did the Grand Canyon start off as?
A young river.
The point where the river starts off is called what is often high up in mountain?
Source
How are echoes produced on mountain ranges?
When you say something loud in a mountain range your voice travels until it reaches the side of a mountain or hill and sometimes your voice bounces off which can cause or create an echo!
What mountain range is about 300 miles off the Volga River?
The Ural Mountains are about 300 miles off the Volga River. These mountains form a natural boundary between Europe and Asia.
Where are the Parliament buildings in Ottawa?
They are spectacularly located on Parliament Hill, just off the south bank of the Ottawa River.
Where does the Yellowstone river start and end?
It starts branching off from the Missouri River and then ends on the left side of the Rockies
What is a incorrectly way wrong of using the word rivulet?
The river sectioned off into smaller rivulets that ran down the hill.
