igcse pearson edexcel Rivers 1.2

A narrow, steep-sided valley formed as a result of rapid erosion by a stream or river is known as a...

• Interlocking spur

• Meander

• V-shaped valley

V-shaped valleys are created by...

• Vertical erosion

• Lateral erosion

• Deposition

The material transported by a river is known as its...

• Load (material or sediment)

• Velocity

• Solution

Ridges of high ground that project into V-shaped valleys. They occur on alternative sides of a valley and fit together rather like the teeth of a zip fastener, are known as...

• V-shaped valleys

• Interlocking spurs

• Waterfalls

In the upper course, rivers do not have enough power to...

• Erode laterally

• Erode vertically