39: Meander

1) Draw a neat copy of the meander site diagram. Label the following areas:

- right bank
- left bank
- outside bend
- inside bend
- areas of erosion, and the type of erosion you found
- areas of deposition, and what sediment was deposited
- any other important features such as clumps of grass in the river.

2) Draw a red arrow -----> to show the fastest flow of water.

3) Draw a green arrow -----> to show the slowest flow of water.

4) Now answer these questions, writing your answers in full sentences to make a paragraph:

Where does erosion and deposition occur?

Where was erosion found, at which bank and which bend?

How could you tell it was erosion?

How long did the cork take to travel round the outside bend?

Where does deposition occur, at which bank and which type of bend?

 How could you tell it was deposition?

What type of sediment was deposited?

How long did the cork take to travel round the inside bend?

Why is there erosion on the outside bend of a meander?

Why is there deposition on the inside bend of a meander?