River Landforms

Question 1

Why rivers slow down?

Answer 1

• the volume of water in river falls
• the amount of eroded material in the water increases
• the water is shallow , inside of bend
• river reaches the mouth

Question 2

Ox-bow lakes are formed by …?

Answer 2

Meanders

Question 3

How are oxbow lakes formed ? (6steps)

Answer 3

1. Erosion causes the bends to get closer
2. Until theres only a small bit of land left between bends (neck)
3. The river breaks through this land , usually during a flood
4. The river flows along the shortest course
5. Deposition eventually cuts off the meander
6. Forms an oxbow lake