What landforms do rivers create? (Part 2)

Geography

Which type of erosion makes a river wider?

When water goes around a bend in a river, where does the water move the fastest?

on the inside of the bend where water moves slowly

on the outside of the bend where the water moves fast

When water goes around a bend in a river, where does deposition happen?

Finish this sentence. As the meanders in a river get bigger, the neck of the meander becomes more _______.

Deposition occurs on the inside of the bend

What is the first stage in meander formation?

What is the second stage in meander formation?

What is the third stage in meander formation?

What is the forth stage in meander formation?

A meander becomes very deep and the river breaks through, creating an oxbow lake

A meander becomes very narrow and the river breaks through, creating an oxbow lake

A meander becomes very shallow and the river breaks through, creating an oxbow lake

A meander becomes very wide and the river breaks through, creating an oxbow lake

What sort of erosion is the river doing in the upper course (closest to the source where it is flowing through hills and mountains)?

in the middle and lower course  (further away from the source, closer to the mouth)

in the upper course  (closest to the source where it is flowing through hills and mountains)

What effect does the vertical erosion have on the valley?

What type of rock does the river find the easiest to erode?

sections of rock that stick out, that the river has been able to erode easily

sections of rock that stick out, that the river has not been able to erode as easily

Where does the river form a V-shaped valley and interlocking spurs?

Which type of erosion helps form V-shaped valleys?

The Horseshoe Bend in the Grand Canyon has been created by....