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Kanako Furuya. What is a River Valley? An area of lower land between two lines of hills or mountains. River is flowing through it. The structure of the.

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1 Kanako Furuya

2 What is a River Valley? An area of lower land between two lines of hills or mountains. River is flowing through it. The structure of the valley River in valley stage water INPUTS sedimentdeposition STORAGE watersedimenterosion OUTPUTS

3 The Torrent Stage Sides are steep Width is narrow Eroding rapidly downwards Giving a V-shaped cross-section River’s course is not straight Yellowstone Llupachayoc

4 The Valley Stage Width is very wide It is closer to the sea Eroding rapidly sideward but a little downward Eroding is greatest on the outside of the meanders The river’s course is marked by a series of curves called meanders The valley in Mount St. Helens Drau River valley

5 Images Valley The satellite image of Mount Fuji V-shaped landform Valley Topographic map of the valley

6 Bibliography Geography and Strategic Importance of the Valley Jan 18, 2006 http://www.cr.nps.gov/hps/abpp/shenandoah/svs2-2.html By VLC Climate and Geography http://www.techvalley.com/Pages/Live/About%20Tech%20 Valley/Climate%20_%20Geography.html Jan 16, 2006


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