Describe the nature of drainage basins and river systems

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Each statement represents the primary learning objective for the corresponding major heading within the chapter. After you complete the chapter, you should be able to:

1. List the hydrosphere's major reservoirs and describe the different paths that water takes through the hydrologic cycle.

2. Describe the nature of drainage basins and river systems. Sketch and briefly explain four basic drainage patterns.

3. Discuss streamflow and the factors that cause it to change.

4. Outline the ways in which streams erode, transport, and deposit sediment.

5. Contrast bedrock and alluvial stream channels. Distinguish between two types of alluvial channels.

6. Contrast narrow V-shaped valleys, broad valleys with floodplains, and valleys that display incised meanders or stream terraces.

7. List the major deposition all and forms associated with streams and describe the formation of these features.

8. Summarize the various categories of floods and the common measures of flood control.

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