G100: Earth Revealed

Start by entering your name and the episode. Then, based upon the video, respond to the following topics. When you are happy with your answers, select "Submit Assignment" to send the file to me.

 

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Episode 20: Running Water II: Landscape Evolution

 

The questions for those who want to copy into Word:

1. What is base level, and what happens to a river as it approaches it?

2. Describe the three stages of stream development. Why don't they have anything to do with the stream's age?

3. What are stream terraces and how are they formed?

4. How and why do deltas form at the mouths of rivers?

5. Describe the Old River Control Project. What are they trying to accomplish, and what is the ultimate fate of any river control project?

 

 

For those using the "fill-in-the-form" method:

 

 

Your Name

 

Episode

 

What is base level, and what happens to a river as it approaches it?

 

Describe the three stages of stream development. Why don't they have anything to do with the stream's age?

 

What are stream terraces and how are they formed?

 

How and why do deltas form at the mouths of rivers?

 

Describe the Old River Control Project. What are they trying to accomplish, and what is the ultimate fate of any river control project?

 

 

 

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