Case Study → Regimes in contrasting river basins (Yukon & Amazon) (Edexcel A-Level Geography): Quizzes
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When does the Amazon experience high flow?
When does the Amazon experience high flow?
During the wetter season
When does the Yukon River experience high flow?
When does the Yukon River experience high flow?
Spring and summer (snowmelt)
When does the Amazon experience low or no flow?
When does the Amazon experience low or no flow?
During the drier season
Why does the Yukon have low flow in winter?
Why does the Yukon have low flow in winter?
When precipitation is frozen
How does Amazon's seasonal variability compare to Yukon's?
How does Amazon's seasonal variability compare to Yukon's?
Amazon: moderate, Yukon: high
What is the status of human influences on the Amazon?
What is the status of human influences on the Amazon?
Increasing
What characterises human influence on the Yukon?
What characterises human influence on the Yukon?
Relatively few, mostly wilderness
What is notable about EVT in the Amazon?
What is notable about EVT in the Amazon?
EVT is very high
What feeds the Amazon and contributes to its moderate variability?
What feeds the Amazon and contributes to its moderate variability?
Andean rivers outside rainforest
What major influences affect the Yukon simultaneously?
What major influences affect the Yukon simultaneously?
Temperature, rainfall & snowmelt