The river valley

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The rivers long profile cross profile ?
vary over its course
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The path of a river as it flows downhill is called?
a course
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Rivers have an upper course (closest to source of river and?
middle course ad lower course (closest to mouth of the river)
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Rivers form?
channels and valleys as they flow downhill
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They erode the landscape - wear it down , then transport the material to?
somewhere else where it is deposited
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The shape of teh valley and channel changes along the river depending on ?
whether erosion or deposition is having the most impact
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The long profile of a river shows?
you how the gradient changes over different courses
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The cross profile shows?
what a cross section of the river looks like
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Vertical and lateral erosion change?
The cross profile of the river
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What does vertical erosion mean?
This deepens the river valley , making it v-shaped. It's dominant in the upper course of the river
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What does lateral erosion mean?
This widens the river valley. Its dominate in the middle and lower courses
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The path of a river as it flows downhill is called?

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a course

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Rivers have an upper course (closest to source of river and?

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Rivers form?

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They erode the landscape - wear it down , then transport the material to?

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