Note: Please refer to the GETTING STARTED module to learn how to maneuver through, and how to answer the lab questions, in the Google Earth () component.
KEY TERMS You should know and understand the following terms:
Alluvial fan
Drainage divide
Oxbow Lake
Basin
Drainage pattern
Sinuosity
Braided streams
Entrenched meander
Stream discharge
Cutbanks
Hydrograph
Stream order
Delta
Meandering river
Watershed
Drainage density
Meander scar
LAB LEARNING OBJECTIVES After successfully completing this module, you should be able to do the following tasks:
Describe the concepts of sub-basins and watersheds
Identify different human water uses of a river
Construct a stream order for a river system
Compute drainage density of a given basin
Identify drainage patterns of river networks
Explain how braided rivers and meandering rivers are formed
Identify the physical features common to a meandering river system
Describe the physical conditions necessary to form alluvial fans
Note: Please refer to the GETTING STARTED module to learn how to maneuver through, and how to answer the lab questions, in the Google Earth (
KEY TERMS
You should know and understand the following terms:
LAB LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After successfully completing this module, you should be able to do the following tasks: