Multiple choice

Meander is not a land form but is only a type of channel pattern. Which of the following statements support this statement?

  1. The propensity of water flowing over very gentle gradients to work laterally on the bank makes it a channel pattern.

  2. The unconsolidated nature of alluvial deposits making up the banks with many irregularities can be used by the water exerting pressure laterally and make it a channel pattern.

  3. The coriolis force acting on the fluid water deflects it like it deflects the wind, thus making it a channel pattern.

  4. Option 1 and 2

  5. Options 1, 2 and 3
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E Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer option. All the options 1, 2 and 3 support the statement that meander is a channel pattern.

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