Learn to read river profiles, explain how a meander erodes and deposits, and recognise the features left behind by river capture.
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distinguish river profiles, explain meander formation and identify the key features of river capture.
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River Profiles, Meanders and River Capture
A river is always rebuilding its own valley
Rivers look permanent on a map. They are not. A river is constantly cutting in one place and dumping in another, and over time it can even steal another river's water entirely. 🏞️
Grade 12 asks you to read those processes off a map or a diagram. The good news is that they all come from one idea: where the water flows fastest, it erodes; where it slows, it deposits.
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River Profiles, Meanders and River Capture
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