6.3 - DEPOSITIONAL LANDFORMS
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What is an alluvial fan?
💡 Hint: Think of where a stream meets a flat area.
Describe what a delta is.
💡 Hint: Consider where rivers meet seas.
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What forms an alluvial fan?
💡 Hint: Think of sediment behaving like a fan when it spreads out.
Are all deltas formed at river mouths?
💡 Hint: Consider the deposition process at river ends.
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Calculate how the reduction of natural wetlands due to urban development impacts the floodplain ecosystem dynamics near a major river. Discuss the implications for flood management strategies.
💡 Hint: Consider the role of vegetation in floodwater absorption.
Propose and design a research study that examines the sediment transport processes at a meander's outer and inner banks and their ecological impacts.
💡 Hint: Look at how varying water speeds affect sediment.
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