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==Key Stage 4==
===Meaning===
A '''meander''' is a bend in the [[river]].
===About Meanders===
: '''Meanders''' are caused by [[water]] moving slightly faster at one side of the [[river]] causing [[erosion]] and slower at another side causing [[deposition]].
: '''Meanders''' with become larger over time until the [[river]] [[erosion|erodes]] through a [[River Bank|river bank]] to join up with itself forming a straight channel and an [[Oxbow Lake|oxbow lake]].
===Meaning===
A '''meander''' is a bend in the [[river]].
===About Meanders===
: '''Meanders''' are caused by [[water]] moving slightly faster at one side of the [[river]] causing [[erosion]] and slower at another side causing [[deposition]].
: '''Meanders''' with become larger over time until the [[river]] [[erosion|erodes]] through a [[River Bank|river bank]] to join up with itself forming a straight channel and an [[Oxbow Lake|oxbow lake]].