SECTION A

Hydrology and fluvial geomorphology

1 Fig. 1 shows a type of river channel. (a) (i) Name the type of river channel shown in Fig. 1. [1]

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(ii) Draw a cross section from A to B shown in Fig. 1. Label the main features on your drawing. [4]

(b) Explain how features of the river channel shown in Fig. 1 were formed. [5]