Fluvial Geomorphology1. Define fluvial geomorphology. What are the two methods rivers change the environment?2. Describe the work/energy balance for aggradation and degradation of a stream.Aggradation Degradation3. How are most of the world’s valleys formed?a. Circle the shape these valleys typically have? V-shaped U-Shaped 4. What are the three methods of sediment transport? Which one tends to create braided streams?Fluvial Geomorphology5. How do stream terraces form? How do we get alluvial fans? What is a doline? 6. Describe the differences in landscape form, hydrology and sediment transport in the Chadron formation and Brule formation of the South Dakota BadlandsChadron BruleLandscape form (drawing)Landscape form (curved or straight?)Fluvial Process(Infiltration or overland flow)Sediment transport(creep or sheet erosion)7. How does the Chadron and Brule formations generalize to other
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