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River Landscapes 02

The base of a waterfall is called a plunge pool. (Photo courtesy of NeilsPhotography at Flickr.)

River Landscapes 02

Small rivers may also be called by other names, including stream, creek, brook, rivulet, tributary and rill. Some are specific to geographic location, e.g. 'burn' in Scotland and North-east England. Try our second Geography quiz on the subject.

Which of these options do you prefer?

  1. What is the point where a river starts to flow?

  2. Which is not a way for water to run into a river?

  3. What type of lakes are the remains of old meanders?

  4. Some river mouths have what feature?

  5. What is the correct term for the bottom of a river channel?

  6. What can be formed by both deposition and erosion?

  7. A river deposit of very fertile material is called what?

  8. The area drained by a river is the drainage…what?

  9. Where would a plunge pool be found?

  10. High land separating two drainage basins has what name?

Quiz written by Jan Crompton

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