Unit 2: Chapter 4 - River Landscapes

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Thursday, 7 February 2013

Formation of River Landscapes

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Labels: deposition, erosion, flood plains, interlocking spurs, levees, meanders, ox-bow lakes, river cliff, slip-off slope, soil creep, waterfalls
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