GCSE Geography – Dispositional river landforms – flood plains and levées.

Last updated: 13/12/2023
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  1. What is a wide flat area of marshy land called, that is found on either side of a river?

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  2. What is the name of the fine sediment deposited by a river when it floods?

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  3. What is another name for a river’s sediment?

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  4. What is the fertility of floodplains like?

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  5. What is the geographical term used to describe the broad rounded cliffs at the edge of a floodplain?

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  6. What is an embankment on either side of a river called, that is meant to prevent the river overflowing?

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  7. What are transitional zones between river and coastal environments called?

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  8. What is the main geological process operating in estuaries?

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  9. Over time what do mudflats develop into?

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  10. Where in a rivers course is a floodplain found?

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  11. What are floodplains made up of?

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  12. What are often used as footpath alongside a river?

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  13. Typically in the UK, how tall can a levee be?

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  14. It may seem that levees make it more difficult for a river to flood. Why is this not the case?

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  15. In what direction do meander bends migrate?

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