River valley changes (Edexcel GCSE Geography A): Quizzes
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What shape does the long profile of a river create from source to mouth?
What shape does the long profile of a river create from source to mouth?
A distinctive curved shape
How does the gradient change as a river flows from source to mouth?
How does the gradient change as a river flows from source to mouth?
It becomes gentler
What valley shape is characteristic of the upper course of a river?
What valley shape is characteristic of the upper course of a river?
V-shaped valleys
What type of sediment is found in the upper course of a river?
What type of sediment is found in the upper course of a river?
Angular boulders
Which features are found in the upper course of a river?
Which features are found in the upper course of a river?
Waterfalls and interlocking spurs
What becomes the dominant erosion process in the middle course?
What becomes the dominant erosion process in the middle course?
Lateral erosion
What happens to discharge in the middle course of a river?
What happens to discharge in the middle course of a river?
It increases significantly
What do meanders create in the middle course of a river?
What do meanders create in the middle course of a river?
The first floodplains
What happens to discharge in the lower course of a river?
What happens to discharge in the lower course of a river?
It reaches its maximum
What happens to velocity in the lower course of a river?
What happens to velocity in the lower course of a river?
It reaches its peak
Which landforms are distinctive features of the lower course?
Which landforms are distinctive features of the lower course?
Levées and ox-bow lakes
Why do valley shapes differ between upper and lower courses?
Why do valley shapes differ between upper and lower courses?
Different erosional processes operate