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Surface run-off — Edexcel GCSE Geography A Definition | GradeGen

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GCSE Geography · key term

Surface run-off

Definition

Water flowing across the ground surface rather than soaking into it.

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Edexcel GCSE Geography A · 1GA0

Specification 1.7, 1.9 · Paper 1

Where rainfall cannot soak into the ground quickly enough, surface run-off carries water towards the river rapidly.
Revise: Influence of Weather and Climate on Rivers
Water flowing over the ground surface towards a river rather than soaking into the soil.
Revise: Human Impact on Rivers

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