Common landforms found in the upper course of a river:

Features associated with the formation of a waterfall:

Processes most likely to be associated with the formation of a waterfall:

Name the landform created due to the following sequence of events:

A waterfall retreats upstream due to erosion of less resistant rock and the subsequent collapse of more resistant rock

Which process is dominant in the formation of waterfalls and gorges?

Name the landform(s) shown in the image

Name landforms A and B

Which process is more important in the formation of meanders?

Characteristics and processes associated with the OUTSIDE bend of a meander:

Characteristics and processes associated with the INSIDE bend of a meander:

Name the landform located on the OUTSIDE bend of a river meander

Name the landform located on the INSIDE bend of a river meander

A cross-section of a typical river meander is...

Which TWO processes interact in the formation of an oxbow lake?

Oxbow lake formation

Name the feature that becomes narrower as a river meander develops

Oxbow lake formation

Name the process responsible for sealing off the old meander once the water permanently takes the quickest route

Which TWO processes interact in the formation of a river meander?

Which process is most important in the formation of natural levées?

Alluvium is...

When a river floods excess water spills over the surrounding area.

The velocity of this water is slow, which leads to...

An area of flat land either side of a river in its middle and lower course

Natural embankments of sediment formed along the banks of rivers that carry a large load and occasionally flood

When a river overflows, the water loses velocity and energy. Sediment is deposited, in which sequence?

The flood plain is shaped by the _____________ of the outer bends of meanders as they gradually migrate downstream and by deposition of material on the inner bends

The flood plain is shaped by the lateral erosion of the outer bends of meanders as they gradually migrate downstream and by ____________ of material on the inner bends

Name the landforms shown in the image