River Landforms - Deposition Flashcards
Flood Plains are ______ Area of Land that Flood.
Flat.
The Flood Plain is the _______ Valley Floor on Either Side of a River which Occasionally gets Flooded.
Wide.
When a River Floods onto the Flood Plain, the Water Slows Down and Deposits the Eroded Material that it’s _______________. This Builds Up the Flood _________.
Transporting…Plain…
Meanders Migrate Across the _________ Plain, Making it __________.
Flood…Wider…
Meanders Migrate ________________, Flattening Out the Valley Floor.
Downstream.
Deposition that Happens on the Slip-Off __________ of Meander also Builds Up the Flood Plain.
Slopes.
Levees are __________ Embankments.
Natural.
During a Flood, Eroded Material is ______________ Over the Whole Flood Plain.
Deposited.
The Heaviest Material is Deposited Closest to the ________ Channel Because it gets Dropped First when the River ________ Down.
River…Slows…
Over Time, Deposited Material Builds Up, Creating __________ Along the Edges of the Channel.
Levees.
Deltas are Low-Lying Areas where a _________ Meets the Sea or a _______.
River…Lake…
If the Sea doesn’t Wash Away the Material it Builds Up and the Channel Gets ___________. This Forces the Channel to Split Up into Lots of Smaller Rivers Called _________________.
Blocked…Distributaries…
Eventually, the Material Builds Up so Much that the _____-________ Areas of Land Called __________ are Formed.
Low-Lying…Deltas…
