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


Answer: B

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C) C
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