Geographical Features: Meanders, Flood Plains, and Levees

Meanders

  • They begun to form pronounced form in the middle course but become wore Coarse in the lower.

  • On the outer bank of the meander, Croision occurs.

  • On the inner bank, nwer clips are from slides which are formed from deposition.

Flood Plains

  • A flood plain is a plain of fertile soil on either side of the rwer channell.

  • It is formed as a result of repeated deposition of fertile soil on the sides of the river when the river is in a flood.

Advantages of Flood Plains

  • Fertile Soils: The soils obtained are fertile and this promotes agriculture as the yields are high.

  • Economic Support: Those who practice commercial farming are able to get money to support their families through selling their products.

  • Irrigation: Availability of water for irrigation from the nearby river which promotes the growth of crops resulting in high yields.

  • Agricultural Efficiency: Land is gentle and undulating & building the use of machinery in agriculture becomes easier allowing people to cultivate large land to produce large yields.

  • Food Source: People are able to fish in the nearby river as a food source.

Levees

  • Theese are ridge like features.

  • They are formed from the accumulation of material deposited next to the river channel when the river flood.