GCSE Rivers Glossary Part 2 5.0 / 5 based on 1 ratingTeacher recommended ? GeographyWater and riversGCSEEdexcel Created by: AbigailCreated on: 09-09-12 10:25 427653189 Across 1. created on the outside of a meander bend by the erosive effect of fast-flowing water (5, 5) 4. the section of the river near the sea, where deposition is the most important process and the valley becomes wider and flatter (5, 6) 8. a bend in a river. The outside of the meander has the fastest flow and deepest watera bend in a river. The outside of the meander has the fastest flow and deepest water (7) 9. forms on the inside of a meander bend as a result of deposition in the slower flowing water (4, 3, 5) Down 2. a meander which has been cut off from the main river channel and abandoned (2, 3, 4) 3. found where the river meets a band of resistant rock and usually precede a waterfall (6) 5. the cross-section of the river, from its source to its mouth, concave in shape (7) 6. the section of the river between the mountains and the lowland, where transport of eroded material is important and the river begins to cut sideways due to the reducing gradient (6, 6) 7. very small and light material, usually fine clay and silt, transported by the river in suspension (9, 4) 8. where a river ends, at a lake or the sea (5)
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