Geological processes, parent materials and landscapes - River erosion processes - sediment transport and river deposits

4 important questions on Geological processes, parent materials and landscapes - River erosion processes - sediment transport and river deposits

Which processes creates an alluvium with a layered structure?

Lateral, progressive and temporal

How is the entire system of natural levees, point bars, oxbow lakes and backswamps called?

Active channel belt

How is the change in the coarse of a river called?

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What is an oxbow lake?

An meander that is cut of due to meandering and erosion.

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