Cross-sectional area

Key term for Edexcel GCSE Geography A, used in Fieldwork Investigations.

Definition

The total area of a river channel through which water flows, calculated by multiplying mean depth by width.

Exam Context

Cross-sectional area appears in Edexcel GCSE Geography A revision content for Geographical Investigations: Fieldwork and UK Challenges, especially Fieldwork Investigations and Fieldwork: River Landscapes.

Geographical Investigations: Fieldwork and UK Challenges Fieldwork Investigations Fieldwork: River Landscapes

Found in Revision Notes

Geographical Investigations: Fieldwork and UK Challenges

Human Impacts and Secondary Data in River Investigations

Fieldwork Investigations • Fieldwork: River Landscapes

Revise note

Geographical Investigations: Fieldwork and UK Challenges

Primary Fieldwork Methods for River Landscapes

Fieldwork Investigations • Fieldwork: River Landscapes

Revise note

Related Key Terms

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