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Upper Valley
The upper valley is a steep v shaped valley with steep sides and is a narrow and shallow channel
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Middle Valley
Gently sloping valley sides with a deeper and wilder channel
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Lower Valley
The lower valley is a gentle very wide and almost flat valley. The channel is very wide and deep
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Vertical erosion
This deepens the river valley making it v shaped, it's dominant in the upper course of the river
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Lateral erosion
this widens the river valley and is dominant in the middle and lower courses
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Hydraulic action
The force of the water breaks rock particles away from the river channel
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Abrasion
Eroded rocks picked up by the river scrape and rub against the channel wearing it away. Most erosion happens by abrasion
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Solution
River water dissolves some types of rock like chalk and limestone
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Attrition
Eroded rocks picked up by the river smash into each other and break into smaller fragments, their edges also get rounded off as they rub together.
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Middle Valley

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Gently sloping valley sides with a deeper and wilder channel

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Lower Valley

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Card 4

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Vertical erosion

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Card 5

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Lateral erosion

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