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Geography: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - River Landscapes 1 (Questions)

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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.

1. What is a smaller river that flows into a larger one?
[ ] Contributary
[ ] Delta
[ ] Distributary
[ ] Tributary
2. How is a river valley best described in the uplands?
[ ] U-shaped
[ ] V-shaped
[ ] Y-shaped
[ ] Z-shaped
3. The point where a tributary joins a river is called what?
[ ] Confluence
[ ] Confusion
[ ] Conglomeration
[ ] Continuance
4. Which is found in the highest part of a river valley?
[ ] Flood plain
[ ] Meander
[ ] Mouth
[ ] Source
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
6. A curve or bend in a river has what name?
[ ] Convolution
[ ] Hairpin
[ ] Meander
[ ] Serpentine
7. What are the sides of a river channel called?
[ ] Banks
[ ] Necks
[ ] Plains
[ ] Rims
8. 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
9. A river leaves material behind through which process?
[ ] Abrasion
[ ] Deposition
[ ] Erosion
[ ] Transition
10. Rivers wind around ridges known as what?
[ ] Benches
[ ] Gunners
[ ] Outcrops
[ ] Spurs
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Geography: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - River Landscapes 1 (Answers)
1. What is a smaller river that flows into a larger one?
[ ] Contributary
[ ] Delta
[ ] Distributary
[x] Tributary
2. How is a river valley best described in the uplands?
[ ] U-shaped
[x] 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?
[x] Confluence
[ ] Confusion
[ ] Conglomeration
[ ] Continuance
4. Which is found in the highest part of a river valley?
[ ] Flood plain
[ ] Meander
[ ] Mouth
[x] Source
5. What is the ideal situation for a waterfall to form?
[ ] An area of hard rock only
[ ] An area of soft rock only
[x] 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
[x] Meander
[ ] Serpentine
7. What are the sides of a river channel called?
[x] Banks
[ ] Necks
[ ] Plains
[ ] Rims
8. Where in a meander does the river flow fastest?
[ ] In the center
[ ] It has the same speed everywhere
[ ] On the inside of the bend
[x] On the outside of the bend
9. A river leaves material behind through which process?
[ ] Abrasion
[x] Deposition
[ ] Erosion
[ ] Transition
It deposits material as it slows down and loses power
10. Rivers wind around ridges known as what?
[ ] Benches
[ ] Gunners
[ ] Outcrops
[x] Spurs
They are best seen in the upper part of a valley
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