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Social Studies Chapter 1
Question | Answer |
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long series of loops | meander |
wet grasslands formed by river sediment deposited along the coast | coastal marshes |
this geologic formation usually looks like a birds foot or a fan | delta |
the floodplains surrounding the Mississippi River eroded, leaving the old riverbeds as elevated ridges called | terrace |
created after a river abandons its delta | barrier islands |
elevated strips of land along a riverbank | natural levee |
when the current slows along the inside of the next meander, the sediment falls to the bottom of the river, creating a | point bar |
an underwater barrier of mud that interferes with the river's current | bar |
these strange formations are caused by pressure and explode as a geyser in the air | mud lump |
fresh and saltwater mixed | brackish |
in French this term means "place of oaks" | cheniers |
example of a barrier island | Grand Isle |
serves as a reservoir to hold excess water until the river can move it away to the Gulf | floodplain |