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2017 WAEC Geography Practical (a) With the aid of annotated diagrams, describe the characteristics of various stages of river...

Geography
WAEC 2017

(a) With the aid of annotated diagrams, describe the characteristics of various stages of river course
(b) List three ways by which rivers are beneficial

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Explanation

(a) *upper/youthful/torrential course
- marks the beginning/source of a river
- steep slope 
- occurs in highland area
- swift or fast flowing
- vertical erosion is dominant
- headward erosion occurs
- presence of interlocking spurs
- valley is V-shaped
- pot holes formed
- river capture may occur
- occurence of waterfalls/rapids/cataracts
-presence of gorges

*Middle/mature/valley course
- lateral erosion is dominant
- valleys is U-shaped
- valleys are widened
- increased load of river
- slope gradient is more gentle
- dominant work is transportation
- volume of water is increased from additional tributaries
- velocity is reduced
- meanders begin to form
- little deposition
- interlocking spurs are numerous
- presence of river clifts
- presence of bluffs

* Lower/old/plain course
- end of the river course
- main work is deposition 
- lateral erosion
- increase volume of water from additional tributaries
- speed is greatly slackened 
- the gradient of slope is gentle
- rejuvenation may occur
- presence of levees
- presence of ox-bow lakes

(b) * domestic purposes
     * industrial uses
     * transportation
 


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