A thin strip of land separating abutted cut banks on opposite ends of a meander loop is a(n)____________.
A) meander neck
B) cut bank
C) point bar
D) abandoned meander

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A meander neck is a thin strip of land that separates cut banks on opposite ends of a meander loop. It is formed when erosion of the outer bank of a meander loop occurs at a faster rate than deposition on the inner bank, resulting in the formation of a narrow neck of land between the two cut banks. Option B (cut bank) and Option C (point bar) are not correct as they are different features of a meandering river, and Option D (abandoned meander) is also not correct as it refers to a meander loop that has been cut off from the river and left behind as a curved, oxbow-shaped body of water.

A Thin Strip of Land Separating Abutted Cut Banks on Opposite