Question

Which of the following physical features that are developed in the upper or mountain course of a river?

• A. Meanders and River Cliff
• B. V-shaped Valley and Gorges
• C. U-shaped Valley and Potholes
• D. Flood Plain and Oxbow Lake

Answer 1

Answer:

B. V-shaped Valley and Gorges

• The upper or mountain course of a river is characterized by high energy, steep gradients, and dominant vertical erosion.

• This erosive power carves out several distinctive physical features.

• V-shaped Valleys: This is a hallmark feature. The river's powerful downward (vertical) erosion, combined with weathering and mass movement on the valley sides, creates a deep and narrow valley with steep, V-shaped cross-sections.