River Landforms
- Created by: Poppy 10
- Created on: 15-03-20 12:53
Waterfalls and Gorges
- waterfalls for where rivers flow over hard rock followed by softer rock
- soft rock is eroded more then hard rock = step
- as water goes over step = more erosion
- steep drop is formed =waterfall
- hard rock is undercut by erosion and eventually collapses
- this eroded rock erodes the foot of the waterfall = plunge pool
- the waterfall retreats due to undercutting leaving a gorge.
Interlocking Spurs
- upper course of a river = vertical erosion creating v- shaped valleys
- they aren't powerful enight to erode laterally so wind around hills that are in their path
- hillside that interlock as the river winds round them are called interlocking spurs.
Interlocking Spurs
- upper course of a river = vertical erosion creating v- shaped valleys
- they aren't powerful enight to erode laterally so wind around hills that are in their path
- hillside that interlock as the river winds round them are called interlocking spurs.
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