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Question | Answer |
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three stages of a river | youth maturity Old age |
V shaped valleys | erosion: the river erodes vertically downwards. weathering:as the river cuts downwards its steep sides are attacked by weathering. this looosens and breaks up the rock and soil. |
Mass movement | GRAVITY causes the loose material to slide or creep downslope into the river. |
v shaped valleys | the river transports the material away. All these activities combine a v shaped valley. |
Interlocking Spurs | These are areas of ground which seem to lock into each other as they stick out across a v shaped valley. |