ICSE Class 7 Answered
Explain the following terms:
Estuary
Gradient
of the river
Tributary
Distributary
Asked by Topperlearning User | 24 Apr, 2015, 09:23: AM
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- It is a funnel shaped opening at the mouth of a river.
- A river flows according to the pull of gravity. The slope of the river is known as the gradient of the river.
- When a stream of a river or a smaller river joins a larger river, the smaller river is known as the tributary.
- When a stream of river leaves the main river and flow in another direction, it is known as a distributary.
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