A stream meanders across a broad, flat valley with numerous swamps and lakes. This stream is ______.
A) running on bedrock
B) running well above base level
C) running at base level or below base level
D) responding to a fall in base level

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The fact that the stream is meandering across a broad, flat valley with numerous swamps and lakes indicates that it is likely running at or below base level. This type of landscape typically forms due to erosion and sediment deposition caused by a stream that has reached base level and slowed down, allowing sediment to accumulate and the stream to begin meandering.

A Stream Meanders Across a Broad, Flat Valley with Numerous