Onwards to the sea - The upper Rhine plain

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What is a horst?

The raised parts on each side of a graben are called horsts

What are the two best known horsts on the upper Rhine plain?

The black forest and the vosges mountains

What is a meander?

a natural bend in a river
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How do meanders appear in a river?

they appear when the water flows faster in he outer bend than the inner bend.

What does the erosion in the river cause?

it makes the outer bend bigger and the riverbank gets weaker.

What does the the sedimentation in a river cause?

in the inner bend, however, the river leaves deposits of sand, clay and gravel and the riverbank gets stronger 

What is a oxbow lake?

Lake that is formed when one meander meets another

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