If You Were to Examine the Longitudinal Profile of a Typical

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Multiple Choice

If you were to examine the longitudinal profile of a typical river, you would probably find that the gradient is ________.

• A)steepest near the mouth
• B)steepest near the headwaters
• C)roughly the same at the mouth and the headwaters
• D)steepest in the zone of transport

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