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Which processes are most important in causing rivers to slowly become shaped like an S over time?
erosion and deposition
Are deltas and alluivial fans formed by erosion or deposition?
They are formed by deposition of sediments from rivers and streams.
Why do gentle sloping wide rivers have more meanders than steep fast-flowing rivers?
Fast flowing rivers are more erosive and are light on the deposition of sediments. Slow flowing rivers allow for the deposition of sediment which create the meanders.
What is the dropping of soil and rock by rivers?
Fluvial deposition.
When a fast moving rivers slows it results in the deposition of?
Sediment
What are 3 main types of work a river carries out along its valley?
the work of rivers can be seen in three ways namely 1. transportation of materials from uplands to lowlands 2. erosion by rivers and the resultant features 3. deposition by rivers and its effects
What is an example of a land feauture created by water deposition?
The deposition of water (its precipitation) is called rain. Rain falls and collects in rivers, rivers carve out valleys in the land. Therefore a river valley is a land feature created by water.
How does deposition affect land form?
It slowly degrades shores and walls on the sea or rivers.
How does glaciers and rivers form new rocks?
Glaciers and rivers transport eroded rock material (sediment), that can form new sedimentary rock after deposition.
How do glaciers and rivers make new rock types?
Glaciers and rivers carry eroded rock material to a place of deposition where the sediments can lithify into sedimentary rock.
Can you Define deposition geography?
Deposition is basically making small pieces of rocks "travel" to different landforms or other rocks. Deposition can occur by ice, wind or water.what does deposition mean in geography
The Tombigbee and Tennessee Rivers are important rivers in what state?
The Tombigbee and Tennessee Rivers are important rivers in Mississippi and Alabama.
