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Rivers shape the land as they flow from source to mouth. In this quiz you will explore river courses, landforms and the processes that create them.

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Fascinating Fact:

Rivers usually have an upper course, middle course and lower course, and the shape of the valley and the main river processes change from source to mouth.

In KS3 Geography, pupils study how rivers change from steep, fast-flowing upper courses to wider, slower lower courses. They learn how erosion, transport and deposition work together to build river landscapes.

Key Terms

River course: The path a river follows from its source in the hills to its mouth where it enters the sea or a lake.
Erosion: The process where water wears away rock and soil from the river bed and banks.
Deposition: The process where a river drops the material it has been carrying, building up new landforms.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

What is a river landscape in KS3 Geography?

A river landscape is the shape of the valley and the landforms created by a river along its course, including features such as valleys, meanders, waterfalls and floodplains.

Why do geographers divide a river into different courses?

Geographers divide a river into upper, middle and lower courses to show how gradient, channel shape, river speed and landforms change from the source to the mouth.

Which processes shape river valleys and channels?

River valleys and channels are shaped by erosion that wears rock away, transport that moves material downstream and deposition that drops sediment to form new features.

Try These Related Quizzes

1 .

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

Contributary

Delta

Distributary

Tributary

Some tributaries can be quite large rivers themselves e.g. the River Dove which flows into the River Trent at Newton Solney

2 .

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'

3 .

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

Confluence

Confusion

Conglomeration

Continuance

Confluences can be quite spectacular - try an internet search for 'amazing river confluences' some time and you will see what we mean!

4 .

Which of the following is most likely to be found in the highest part of a river valley?

Flood plain

Meander

Mouth

Source

The source is where a river starts

5 .

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

6 .

A curve or bend in a river has what name?

Convolution

Hairpin

Meander

Serpentine

Meanders are found in the lowest sections of river valleys

7 .

What are the sides of a river channel called?

Banks

Necks

Plains

Rims

When a river floods, it is often described as having 'burst its banks'

8 .

Where in a meander does the river flow fastest?

In the centre

It has the same speed everywhere

On the inside of the bend

On the outside of the bend

The water here is deeper and if the bank is just soil, it will be continually eroded, collapsing little by little into the river

9 .

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

You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Rivers and Water

Author: Jan Crompton (KS3 Geography & History Teacher, Professional Quiz Writer)

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