Think of this as a normal, or standard pattern. The topography is young, not yet eroded and developed into an efficient drainage network. Characterized by lots of scattered lakes, wetlands, bogs, and wandering stream channels. Differential rock resistance . If alternating weak and resistant rocks are exposed at the surface, drainage networks will preferentially erode into weaker materials.
Hydrology is the study of the movement of water throughout the physical environment.
We have already introduced the hydrologic cycle and understand water flows such as precipitation, evapotranspiration, and runoff. In this section, we want to focus on runoff, especially the ways in which runoff can act to erode, transport, and deposit sediments across the earth's surface. C. Runoff from continents occurs as both surface flow and groundwater flow. Where the water table intersects the earth's surface, we find features like springs, streams, rivers, and lakes. Overland flow erodes sediments from slopes and delivers them to stream valleys.