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Chapter 3. Par 5: Onwards to the sea. Rhine divided into sections: Oberrhein = Upper Rhine Plain. In the Upper Rhine graben , the valley is approximately 50 km wide. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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{Chapter 3
Par 5: Onwards to the sea
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Rhine divided into sections: Oberrhein
= Upper Rhine Plain
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Upper Rhine graben: when the surface is stretched out too much, the continent breaks and become a much lower part than the surrounding area.
In the Upper Rhine graben, the valley is approximately 50 km wide
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Graben or rift :The earth’s crust is extended and afterwards collapsed. Horst: higher surrounding area’s.
HorstHorst
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Basel: start of the middle course of the Rhine wide river, no mountains in the area.
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Meanders: gentile bends in the river
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The forming of meanders: sediments transported in the river batter the walls of the river. Fast flowing water cause erosion of the outer bend, slow flowing water causes sedimentation/ deposition on the inner bend.
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Because of the deposition, the bends are growing
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Oxbow lake: a U-shaped lake formed when a wide meander is cut off to create a lake.
meander
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Middle Rhine: deeper and narrower valley
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Romantic Rhine: Along the middle course of the Rhine there are a lot of castles (burgs)
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The lower Rhine: almost no relief a wide, flat river valley
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Drop (verhang): the fall (verval) of a river per kilometre
Length 1 238,8 kmHeight (source) 1 602 mFall 1 602 m (from source to sea level)Drop 1,214 m/km
Altitude 12mAltitude 0 m
Fall in the Netherlands 12 mDrop in the Netherlands
Length 150 m