1. Physical Geography of Rivers
Rivers and the Rules of Gravity

2. 1. Stream begins as rain or ice melts

3. 1.a.Smaller streams join other streams
to become a larger river system.

4. 1.b. All rivers starts in highland areas.

5. 2. All rivers flow to the sea.

6. 3. High elevation: River flows quickly

7. Low elevation: River flows slowly

8. 4. A river will go around or over
anything that blocks its path.

9. 5. High elevation rivers carves a path
or riverbed.

10. 6. Lower elevation: River moves slow,
widen out, twist or bends

12. - Deposit collected
Silt

13. - collected:
Alluvium

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