Case Study → Regimes in contrasting river basins (Yukon & Amazon) (Edexcel A-Level Geography): Flashcards
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Amazon: High flow period
Amazon: High flow period
Wetter season
Amazon: Low/no flow period
Amazon: Low/no flow period
Drier season
Amazon: Seasonal variability level
Amazon: Seasonal variability level
Moderate variability
Amazon: Human influences trend
Amazon: Human influences trend
Increasing - large dams for irrigation & HEP
Amazon: EVT characteristic
Amazon: EVT characteristic
Very high
Yukon: High flow period
Yukon: High flow period
Spring and summer (snowmelt)
Yukon: Low flow period
Yukon: Low flow period
Winter (when precipitation is frozen)
Yukon: Seasonal variability level
Yukon: Seasonal variability level
High
Yukon: Human influences level
Yukon: Human influences level
Relatively few - mostly wilderness
Yukon: Why high summer flow
Yukon: Why high summer flow
Higher temps, rainfall & snowmelt occur at once