GCSE Geography – Dispositional river landforms – flood plains and levées.
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1. Question
What is a wide flat area of marshy land called, that is found on either side of a river?
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2. Question
What is the name of the fine sediment deposited by a river when it floods?
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3. Question
What is another name for a river’s sediment?
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4. Question
What is the fertility of floodplains like?
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5. Question
What is the geographical term used to describe the broad rounded cliffs at the edge of a floodplain?
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6. Question
What is an embankment on either side of a river called, that is meant to prevent the river overflowing?
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7. Question
What are transitional zones between river and coastal environments called?
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8. Question
What is the main geological process operating in estuaries?
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9. Question
Over time what do mudflats develop into?
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10. Question
Where in a rivers course is a floodplain found?
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11. Question
What are floodplains made up of?
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12. Question
What are often used as footpath alongside a river?
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13. Question
Typically in the UK, how tall can a levee be?
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14. Question
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. Question
In what direction do meander bends migrate?