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Name the distinctive landform shown in the image
Gorge
Waterfall
Floodplain
Interlocking spurs
Common landforms found in the upper course of a river:
Meanders
Floodplain
Waterfalls
Interlocking spurs
Features associated with the formation of a waterfall:
Plunge pool
Meander
Floodplain
Gorge
Processes most likely to be associated with the formation of a waterfall:
Deposition
Abrasion
Hydraulic action
Attrition
Name the landform created due to the following sequence of events:
A waterfall retreats upstream due to erosion of less resistant rock and the subsequent collapse of more resistant rock
Beach
River cliff
Floodplain
Gorge
Which process is dominant in the formation of waterfalls and gorges?
Deposition
Lateral erosion
Vertical erosion
Weathering
Name the landform(s) shown in the image
Floodplain
Oxbow lake
Meanders
Interlocking spurs
Name landforms A and B
River cliff
Flood plain
Interlocking spur
Point bar
Which process is more important in the formation of meanders?
Vertical erosion
Lateral erosion
Characteristics and processes associated with the OUTSIDE bend of a meander:
Lateral erosion
Vertical erosion
Faster water velocity
Slower water velocity
Deposition
Characteristics and processes associated with the INSIDE bend of a meander:
Lateral erosion
Vertical erosion
Faster water velocity
Slower water velocity
Deposition
Name the landform located on the OUTSIDE bend of a river meander
Point bar
River cliff
Waterfall
Gorge
Name the landform located on the INSIDE bend of a river meander
Point bar
River cliff
Waterfall
Gorge
A cross-section of a typical river meander is...
symmetrical
asymmetrical
a long profile
Which TWO processes interact in the formation of an oxbow lake?
Erosion
Weathering
Precipitation
Deposition
Oxbow lake formation
Name the feature that becomes narrower as a river meander develops
Floodplain
River cliff
Point bar
Meander neck
Oxbow lake formation
Name the process responsible for sealing off the old meander once the water permanently takes the quickest route
Lateral erosion
Vertical erosion
Weathering
Deposition
Which TWO processes interact in the formation of a river meander?
Erosion
Weathering
Precipitation
Deposition
Which process is most important in the formation of natural levées?
Vertical erosion
Lateral erosion
Deposition
Weathering
Alluvium is...
the latin word for waterfall
the fine sediment deposited by a river
the large pebbles on the river bed
When a river floods excess water spills over the surrounding area.
The velocity of this water is slow, which leads to...
a gain in energy leading to deposition of sediment
a gain in energy leading to erosion
a loss of energy leading to deposition of sediment
a loss of energy leading to erosion
An area of flat land either side of a river in its middle and lower course
Levée
Flood plain
Meander
Oxbow lake
Natural embankments of sediment formed along the banks of rivers that carry a large load and occasionally flood
Levées
Flood plain
Point bar
Interlocking spurs
When a river overflows, the water loses velocity and energy. Sediment is deposited, in which sequence?
Heaviest first
Lightest first
The flood plain is shaped by the _____________ of the outer bends of meanders as they gradually migrate downstream and by deposition of material on the inner bends
saltation
weathering
vertical erosion
lateral erosion
The flood plain is shaped by the lateral erosion of the outer bends of meanders as they gradually migrate downstream and by ____________ of material on the inner bends
saltation
weathering
deposition
vertical erosion
Name the landforms shown in the image
Interlocking spurs
Oxbow lake
Flood plain
V-shaped valley
Meander
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