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Geomorphology Terminology

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3.	Rivers that start in high rainfall areas and flow through arid regions
5.	Rivers that only flow after unusually heavy rainfall
6.	The longest river in South Africa
9.	Area drained by a river system or stream network (________ basin)
14.	Watershed to the north of Johannesburg
17.	Type of river indicated by a solid blue line on a topographical map
18.	Smaller rivers joining the main stream
21.	High lying area that separates two tributaries
23.	Drainage pattern that develops when the rivers drain into a low lying central area
25.	Rivers that flow all year round
26.	(______ runoff) Water confined in a river channel

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1.	Where a river starts
2.	Drainage pattern that develops in areas where there is well jointed igneous rock
4.	Point where two rivers join
5.	Main watershed of South Africa
7.	water found under the surface of the Earth
8.	Zone underground where the spaces between soil and rock are filled with water
10.	Zone underground where soil and rock have air spaces between them
11.	Drainage pattern that looks like the branches of a tree
12.	Drainage pattern that develops down very steep slopes where the river is flowing quickly
13.	Upper limit of the saturated zone
15.	The drainage pattern that develops when rivers flow outwards from a high central point
16.	groundwater feeding the river
18.	Drainage pattern that develops in the valleys between parallel mountain ranges
19.	Drainage pattern that develops when rivers have not had time to erode valleys
20.	High lying area that separates two drainage basins
22.	Rivers that only flow in the wet season
24.	Where the river flows into the sea

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Geomorphology Terminology

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Across:

3.	Rivers that start in high rainfall areas and flow through arid regions
5.	Rivers that only flow after unusually heavy rainfall
6.	The longest river in South Africa
9.	Area drained by a river system or stream network (________ basin)
14.	Watershed to the north of Johannesburg
17.	Type of river indicated by a solid blue line on a topographical map
18.	Smaller rivers joining the main stream
21.	High lying area that separates two tributaries
23.	Drainage pattern that develops when the rivers drain into a low lying central area
25.	Rivers that flow all year round
26.	(______ runoff) Water confined in a river channel

Down:

1.	Where a river starts
2.	Drainage pattern that develops in areas where there is well jointed igneous rock
4.	Point where two rivers join
5.	Main watershed of South Africa
7.	water found under the surface of the Earth
8.	Zone underground where the spaces between soil and rock are filled with water
10.	Zone underground where soil and rock have air spaces between them
11.	Drainage pattern that looks like the branches of a tree
12.	Drainage pattern that develops down very steep slopes where the river is flowing quickly
13.	Upper limit of the saturated zone
15.	The drainage pattern that develops when rivers flow outwards from a high central point
16.	groundwater feeding the river
18.	Drainage pattern that develops in the valleys between parallel mountain ranges
19.	Drainage pattern that develops when rivers have not had time to erode valleys
20.	High lying area that separates two drainage basins
22.	Rivers that only flow in the wet season
24.	Where the river flows into the sea

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