Live Quiz Arena
🎁 1 Free Round Daily
⚡ Enter ArenaQuestion
← GeographyWhich consequence results when river avulsion occurs near an oxbow?
A)Increased floodplain sediment deposition rates✓
B)Formation of a braided stream pattern
C)Decreased groundwater recharge potential locally
D)Accelerated glacial calving on the margin
💡 Explanation
Increased floodplain sediment deposition occurs because avulsion involves channel abandonment and Sediment Deposition. Lateral migration isolates oxbow lakes; therefore this rate change happens when a new channel path forms nearby, rather than alternatives related to stream types/glacial activities.
🏆 Up to £1,000 monthly prize pool
Ready for the live challenge? Join the next global round now.
*Terms apply. Skill-based competition.
Related Questions
Browse Geography →- Which oceanographic effect emerges with increased glacial melting?
- Which outcome occurs when dissolved carbon dioxide concentrations increase?
- Which outcome occurs when a large, high-speed river flows northward past a deflection-free peninsula, given the conditions of the Northern Hemisphere?
- Which hazard sharply increases during lava dome growth?
- Which process drives the formation of layered sedimentation within an alluvial terrace?
- Which process significantly decreases slope stability following strike-slip fault movement?
