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What do you know about river landscapes?

River Landscapes 1

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Some of the nicest river landscapes include waterfalls. In Geography, you will no doubt be learning about rivers. Rivers begin in an upland area and as they flow downhill towards the sea, they gradually change the landscape all around them.

Test your knowledge on the subject with this quiz.

What is a smaller river that flows into a larger one?

Contributary

Delta

Distributary

Tributary

How is a river valley best described in the uplands?

U-shaped

V-shaped

Y-shaped

Z-shaped

Because the river is cutting downwards in a 'V'

The point where a tributary joins a river is called what?

Confluence

Confusion

Conglomeration

Continuance

Which is found in the highest part of a river valley?

Flood plain

Meander

Mouth

Source

What is the ideal situation for a waterfall to form?

An area of hard rock only

An area of soft rock only

Hard rock on top of soft rock

Soft rock on top of hard rock

Soft rock erodes faster and leaves a 'step' for the water to fall vertically

A curve or bend in a river has what name?

Convolution

Hairpin

Meander

Serpentine

What are the sides of a river channel called?

Banks

Necks

Plains

Rims

Where in a meander does the river flow fastest?

In the center

It has the same speed everywhere

On the inside of the bend

On the outside of the bend

A river leaves material behind through which process?

Abrasion

Deposition

Erosion

Transition

It deposits material as it slows down and loses power

10.

Rivers wind around ridges known as what?

Benches

Gunners

Outcrops

Spurs

They are best seen in the upper part of a valley

Author: Jan Crompton

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