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When a river bends and twists, what is it called?

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The bending and twisting of river is called as meandering.
Meandering river are basically asymmetric.
There are two theories which explain the formation of meandering. these are as follow:
1. stochastic theory
Formation due to obstacles to the flow of river.
2. Equilibrium theory
Formation due to equilibrium between erodibilty of land and transport capacity of stream.
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