Geography GCSE
Embankments
What Embankments means in Geography GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Embankments
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Reference: AQA
Raised banks that increase the cross-sectional area of the river, protecting adjacent land but able to fail catastrophically if overtopped.
Topics that use Embankments
- River landscapes in the UK (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Abrasion
- Alluvium
- Attrition
- Channel straightening
- Dams and reservoirs
- Deposition
- Estuaries
- Flashy hydrograph
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