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Cross-sectional area — Edexcel GCSE Geography A Definition | GradeGen

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GCSE Geography · key term

Cross-sectional area

Definition

The area occupied by water in a slice across a river channel, measured in square metres (m²).

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Edexcel GCSE Geography A · 1GA0

Specification 7A · Paper 3

Revise: Primary Fieldwork Methods for River Landscapes

Edexcel Geography A past papers

Related key terms

Annotation
Field sketch
Primary data
Qualitative data
Quantitative data

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River discharge