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floodplains
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- 1describe the formation of floodplainsa floodplain is the low, flat land on either side of a river
migrating meanders can erode the valley sides to create a wide flat valley bottom
flooding of the river can deposit silt or alluvium that flattens the landscape by covering it
the flat valley created by deposition and erosion, are surrounded on both sides by low hills called bluffs
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- GCSE Geography (physical) Flashcards on floodplains , created by Natasha Fenn on 04/10/2016.
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