Geography GCSE
Alluvium
What Alluvium means in Geography GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definitions of Alluvium
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Fine, fertile soil (silt and clay) deposited by a river during a flood.
Fine sediment (silt and clay) deposited by a river during a flood.
Topics that use Alluvium
- A variety of physical processes interact to shape river landscapes (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- Erosion and deposition interacting with geology create distinctive landforms in river landscapes (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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