Rivers

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  • Created on: 20-11-16 10:58
What are the 3 parts of the river valley?
The upper, middle and lower.
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What are the gradients at each point in the river valley?
In the upper it is steep, in the middle is it medium and in the lower it is gentle.
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What is the valley and channel shape at each point in the river valley?
In the upper it is v-shaped with steep sides, it has a narrow and shallow channel. In the middle, it is gentle sloping with a wider and deeper river channel;. And in the lower, it is very wide, almost flat with a very wide and very deep channel.
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What does vertical erosion do to the cross profile of a river?
It deepens the river valley, making it almost v-shaped and is mainly dominant in the upper course of the river.
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What does lateral erosion do the the cross profile of a river?
This widens the river valley, mainly dominant in the middle and lower course of the river valley.
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What are the gradients at each point in the river valley?

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In the upper it is steep, in the middle is it medium and in the lower it is gentle.

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What is the valley and channel shape at each point in the river valley?

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Card 4

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What does vertical erosion do to the cross profile of a river?

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Card 5

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What does lateral erosion do the the cross profile of a river?

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