Flood Plain June 2014, P13 Qn 4(a)

QUESTION 4 
4 (a) Study Photograph C (Insert), which shows a river and its valley. 
(i) Give one difference between the vegetation on the flood plain and the vegetation on the valley side. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ [1] 

(ii) Name two processes of river erosion which may take place in the area shown in Photograph C. 
1 ............................................................. 
2 ............................................................. [2] 

(iii) Draw and label a cross section along the line P–Q which is drawn on Photograph C to show: 

the likely differences in the depth of the channel; 
a slip off slope; 
a river cliff.

(iv) Explain how a meander might become an oxbow lake. You may use a diagram or series of diagrams. ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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