Erosion, The process that wears away the river bed and banks., Upper/middle/lower course, The 3 parts geographers divide a river into., Estuary, An area of flat land where a river spreads out and reaches the sea., Deposition, The process where material transported by the river is put down., Meander, A bend in a river., Ox bow lake, A lake created when a meander is cut off., River mouth, The place where the river meets the sea., River source, The beginning of a river., Tributary, A stream or river that joins another river., Delta, Land that forms at the mouth of a river made up of deposited matter., Confluence, The point where a tributary joins a river., Floodplain, Area of flat land either side of a river which is likely to flood.

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