River Feature- Meander Flashcards
1
Q
3 deltas
A
Arcuate- fan effect= Nile
Cuspate- arrow like
Birds foot
2
Q
Oxbow lakes
A
Horse shoe shaped form when a river flows over flatter land and slows down
3
Q
Riffle
A
Area of stream characterised by shallow depths with fast turbulent water deposition builds up river bed and creates riffles
4
Q
Pools
A
Erosion in pools= helicoidal flow and turbulence in the water creates riffles and pools
5
Q
Levees
A
Formed by raised banks at the edge of a river formed by the repeated flooding of a river
6
Q
Gorges
A
Retreating sides of a water fall
Sedimentary rock and somthin happens to the river to change it’s PE leading it to cut down significantly steeper channel
