'Meanders' Geography Worksheet

Name ___________________

PS/ES Per.____

Date ____________________

Mr. Landsman

Background:

Meanders are bends in the path of a stream. Meanders

widen because the faster water flows around the outside of the bend and

carries material away. Slower water along the inside bend deposits

material because of its decreased velocity. This process forms a cut bank

on the outside bend and a point bar on the inside bend (see vocab page).

1. Erosion and deposition on a meander

Using the diagram above, complete the following questions:

1) Draw an arrow and label the outside bend of a meander.

2) Draw an arrow and label the inside bend of a meander.

3) Draw an arrow and label an area where erosion might occur on one

meander.

4) Why is erosion occurring on this part of the meander?

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7) Draw an arrow and label an area where deposition might occur on

one meander.

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