River landforms - meanders
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Define meander
Large bends in middle and lower couses of rivers
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Where does water travel the fastest and slowest
Travels fastest at outer bend causing erosion - forms river cliff
Travels slowest at inner bend causing deposition- forms slip off slope
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What are the next two steps of a meander
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How is a oxbow lake formed
Continued erosion causes cut through of meander and river chooses fastest direction - material deposited side of riverbank
Previous channel drys up & former meander seperates from RC
March plants colonise loop of former meander and widens gap
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