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1 Explain the difference between discharge and runoff.

2 What are the sources of big discharges of large rivers? Give examples.

3 Explain the difference between barotropic and barclinic conditions. How do they relate to large rivers?

4 What is a climate driver? How does a short-term climate driver relate to floods and dry conditions?

5 Name five large rivers that flow through arid environments. How do they make it possible?

6 Explain the lateral transport and storage of sediment in large rivers. What effect does it have on floodplains?

7 Describe the changes in sediment of a large river moving downslope.