Fluvial Landforms - Caused by Deposition (OCR GCSE Geography A (Geographical Themes)): Quizzes
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What is a floodplain?
What is a floodplain?
Area of land next to a river that can flood
What happens to material during a flood on a floodplain?
What happens to material during a flood on a floodplain?
Deposited as river loses speed and energy
What is alluvium?
What is alluvium?
Deposited silt from a river flood
Why are floodplains often used for agriculture?
Why are floodplains often used for agriculture?
They are very fertile
Where is an estuary located?
Where is an estuary located?
Where the river meets the sea
What forms when silt is deposited in an estuary?
What forms when silt is deposited in an estuary?
Mudflats
Is estuary land suitable for agriculture?
Is estuary land suitable for agriculture?
No, it is not very fertile
What are mudflats in estuaries important for?
What are mudflats in estuaries important for?
Wildlife habitats
Where are deltas found?
Where are deltas found?
At the mouth of large rivers
When does a delta form?
When does a delta form?
River deposits faster than sea removes it
Which sediment is deposited first in a delta?
Which sediment is deposited first in a delta?
Heaviest material
What are levees?
What are levees?
Natural embankments along river edges
Where is the heaviest material deposited during levee formation?
Where is the heaviest material deposited during levee formation?
Closest to the river channel