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geology - the study of how the earth was formed
pointbar - sediment built up in a meander that forces the river current to erode the opposite bank
meander - to wind or turn; loops and curves in a river
sediment - suspended particles of dirt and sand carried by river water
continentaldrift - the gradual movement of continents
naturallevee - strip of elevated land along the river bank formed when river floods
terrace - elevated ridge formed from an old river bed
Pangaea - ancient supercontinent that included all of earth's landmasses
coastalplain - a low, flat land region built up by river sediment
reservoir - a natural or artificial pond or lake used for water storage
mudlump - strange, mound-like formations in river deltas caused by pressure from depositing sediments
brackish - freash and saltwater mixed together
bar - an underwater barrier of mud in a river
oxbowlake - formed when a river meander is cut off from the main river channel
continentalshelf - a relatively shallow seabed surrounding a continent
floodplain - a plain bordering a river and subject to flooding
delta - a landform shaped by sediment deposits at the mouth of a river
cheniers - a ridge of highground in the coastal marsh formed from ancient beaches
coastalmarsh - wet grassland along a coastline
barrierisland - islands formed from bars in abandoned river deltas; protect the coastline
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23 August 2015
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