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River landforms and channel quiz
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A quiz which tests your understanding of river landforms
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Mr D Bishop
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Question 1
Question
Waterfalls form when soft rock sits on top of hard rock
Answer
True
False
Question 2
Question
Ox-Bow lakes form when you break a meanders neck
Answer
True
False
Question 3
Question
V-shaped valleys form because of vertical erosion
Answer
True
False
Question 4
Question
Slip of slopes are a depositional feature
Answer
True
False
Question 5
Question
Floodplains have poor soil for farming
Answer
True
False
Question 6
Question
How many courses does a river have?
Answer
5
2
3
Question 7
Question
What do you need to form a delta?
Answer
A shallow estuary to allow deposited material to build
Weak tidal currents to allow material to build up and not be eroded
Fast flowing river
Question 8
Question
Levees are formed both naturally and by man
Answer
True
False
Question 9
Question
In which course of a river is the land gradient steepest?
Answer
Upper
Middle
Lower
Question 10
Question
The velocity of a river is greatest in the lower course
Answer
True
False
Question 11
Question
As water flows over a delta the river branches into many:-
Answer
Tributaries
Confluences
Distributaries
Levees
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