Meanders

Meanders

1. a large bend in a river

2. transportation: the movement of eroded material to somewhere else

3. Erosion: the wearing away of rock by rivers

4. flood plain: the flat area alongside the river often flooded

5. Alluvium: the fine material left behind after a flood

6. activity on the outside bend of the meander: the channel is deepened, erosion takes place, fastest flow is on the outside of the bend and the bank is worn away and a river cliff develops.

7. activity on the inside bend of the meander: deposition takes place, the channel is shallow, slowest flow is on the inside of the bend and a small beach of material builds up

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