River landscapes keywords 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyWater and riversGCSEAQA Created by: charlo129Created on: 17-11-18 17:50 32841697510 Across 1. embankments of sediment along the bank of a river, it is formed naturally by regular flooding or be built by people to protect the area against flooding (6) 4. the tidal mouth of a river where it meets the sea;wide banks of deposited mud are exposed at low tide (7) 5. type of transportation where particles bounce down the river bed (9) 6. the predicted frequency of floods in the area (5, 7) 10. a pronounced bend in a river (7) Down 2. sideways erosion by a river on the outside of a meander channel,it leads to the widening of the valley and contributes to the formation of the floodplain (7, 7) 3. the quantity of water that passes a given point on a stream or river-bank within a given period of time (9) 7. occurs when river discharge exceeds river channel capacity and water spills out of the channel onto the floodplain (5) 8. rocks being carried by the river smash together and break into smaller,rounder particles (9) 9. rocks carried along by the river wear down the river bed and banks (8)
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