Meanders and Oxbow lakes

Meanders and Oxbow lakes

Meanders and Oxbow lakes

  • Meanders may seem very simple but it is important you can label them and get all the facts in for maximum marks in the final GCSE Geography exam.
  • If something is in the way of a stream or river it has to go round it for example a tree or a rock.
  • After this first bend, the river hits the outside of the bend with more and more force to erode the river bank and enlarge the meander.
  • The eroded material is deposited on the inside of the bend >>> label this as the river beach.
  • This process continues >> The meander gets bigger and bigger until finally the river cuts through and meets at the other side.
  • This is an oxbow lake.
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Agricultural pollution

Agricultural pollution

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Deltas

Deltas

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Disease: Cholera

Disease: Cholera

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Hydrographs

Hydrographs

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Levees and flood plains

Levees and flood plains

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Managing water supplies

Managing water supplies