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Original post by 04MR17
Question 7:

In which part of a river do interlocking spurs form?




upper course
Ahhh.... from GCSE Geography, is this in the highlands? Are they those sharp interlocking V-shaped valleys that form when a river cuts deep into high relief topography?
Directly after the 'Tottenham Hot' interlocking system.
Original post by Kindred
It's a set time which divides when mature content can and can't be shown. It's designed to protect the innocence of young rivers and streams.


:five:

yes impressionable rills & rivulets should not be shown beavers at work.
In the upper course
Upper course? :dontknow:
Original post by 04MR17
Question 7:

In which part of a river do interlocking spurs form?



Spoiler



V-shaped Valleys
The part where interlocking spurs for.
Technically I'm not wrong y'know. :tongue:
V-shaped valleys?
in gorges. or rocky bits. you get the idea.
One of the upper course features

edit: nvm, I got this wrong I guess. It's v-shaped valleys
(edited 6 years ago)
Original post by ThatsAGoodOne349
upper course


in the uper course where there's lots of vertical erosion
Question 8:

When a river runs over layers alternating between hard and soft rock, which of the following may form?

- Rapids
- Interlocking spurs
- V-shaped valleys
- Waterfalls
- Abrasion
- Gorges

:K:

Spoiler

Rapids?
waterfalls
Original post by 04MR17
Question 8:

When a river runs over layers alternating between hard and soft rock, which of the following may form?

- Rapids
- Interlocking spurs
- V-shaped valleys
- Waterfalls
- Abrasion
- Gorges

:K:

Spoiler


abrasion
Abrasions (complete (slightly intuitive) guess)...
Waterfalls

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