If you were to examine the longitudinal profile of a typical river, you would probably find that the gradient is ________.
A. roughly the same at the mouth and the headwaters
B. steepest near the mouth
C. steepest near the headwaters
D. steepest in the zone of transport
The longitudinal profile of a river is concave with a steep upper portion near the source, giving way to reaches of progressively less gradient as the mouth is approached.