Geography GCSE

Transportation

What Transportation means in Geography GCSE, as defined for AQA.

Definition of Transportation

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Reference: AQA

The movement of eroded material downstream.

AQA · River landscapes in the UK

Topics that use Transportation

River landscapes in the UK (AQA GCSE)

Related terms

Abrasion
Alluvium
Attrition
Channel straightening
Dams and reservoirs
Deposition
Embankments
Estuaries

Using Transportation in the exam

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