Question

Mention the three courses of a river with any two land forms associated to each course.

Answer 1

The course of a river is divided into

• The Upper course
• The Middle course
• The Lower course.

1. The land features carved by a river in its upper course are V-shaped valleys, gorges, canyons, rapids, pot holes, spurs and waterfalls.
2. In the middle course of a river some typical land forms like alluvial fans, flood plains, meanders, oxbow lakes etc., are formed.
3. The lower course of a river develops typical landforms like delta and estuary.