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Landforms Flashcards

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How are flood plains formed

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The river sediment loses energy why carrying it and dropping it of at the floodplain, it creates a wall sediment so water can’t get through.This happen a lot to create a levee and disposition

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What course is a ox bow lake ?

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Middle course

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How is a v shaped valley formed ?

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It is formed by a steep valleys walls with narrow valley floors, it has vertical erosion, also v shaped valleys happen because frost , snow, wind, rain destroy it .

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What course is a deltas?

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Lower course

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What is trainsportation ?

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It is moving materials

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What course is waterfalls

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Upper course

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What is hard engineering

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These are things that are built on or near the river to try to control it’s.

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What is soft engineering ?

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This tries to work with the river and uses natural processes, taking a gentler .

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What course is a gorges

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Upper course

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10
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What happens to middle course ?

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The middle course gets fatter and the river gets bigger.

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