Geography Vocabulary

4. Dropping mud, sand and pebbles when moving water is slowed down
6. a lake made when a river changes course and cuts off a meander.
8. A legs S-shaped bend in a river
10. The movement of water from the oceans, seas and other wet surfaces to the air, then back to the ground, oceans and seas again
11. Any material that does not let liquids and gases pass through it
12. the place where a river rises
13. a place where ships can be loaded and unloaded
14. A barrow valley with steep sides

1. A large artificial lake used to store water for drinking, irrigating crops, producing electricity or to prevent a river flooding
2. The flag area bordering a river formed from the mud deposited by the river when it floods
3. Using the energy of running water to produce electricity
5. An area of flat land at the mouth of a river, which is made of mud dumped there by the river and is shaped like a triangle
7. An area of low land between hills or mountains
9. any material that lets liquids and gases pass through it