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  1. 1What conditions must be present for a delta to form at the mouth of a river?
    1. Aslow current, strong tides, river carrying a lot of sediment
    2. Bslow current, weak tides, river carrying a lot of sediment
    3. Cstrong current, weak currents , river carrying a lot of sediment
  2. 2In what course of the river are V-shaped valleys present?
    1. AUpper course
    2. BMiddle course
    3. CLower course
  3. 3Where is the flow of water fastest in a meander?
    1. AThe inside
    2. BThe outside
    3. CThe centre
  4. 4What are the river landforms present in the middle course of a river?
    1. ALateral erosion and deposition helps create meanders, oxbow lakes, floodplains and levees
    2. BVertical erosion causes V-shaped valleys, interlocking spurs, gorges and waterfalls.
    3. CFloodplains, levees and meanders.
  5. 5What is a plunge pool?
    1. AA pool of water formed by excessive rainfall.
    2. BA pool formed when water erodes backwards into an area of soft rock as water and rock swirl around.
    3. CHoles in cliffs formed when rain erodes the landscape.
  6. 6Define interlocking spurs:
    1. AAs the river erodes the landscape in the upper course, it winds and bends to avoid areas of hard rock. This creates interlocking spurs, which look a bit like the interlocking parts of a zip.
    2. BSmall cliffs which the river cannot erode blocking the view up and down the valley. The cliffs serve as flood-protection.
    3. CAreas of impermeable soil which are distinctive within the landscape.
  7. 7When a river runs over alternating layers of hard and soft rock what is created?
    1. AOxbow lake
    2. BWaterfall
    3. CV-shaped valley
  8. 8What features are created when a river erodes laterally creating large sweeping bends in the river channel?
    1. ALevees
    2. BMeanders
    3. COxbow lakes
  9. 9When alluvium (silt) builds up on the banks of a river, what are formed?
    1. Adeltas
    2. BSlipe-off slopes
    3. Clevees
  10. 10How many courses are rivers divided into?
    1. A5
    2. B4
    3. C3

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GCSE Geography Quiz on River processes quiz, created by MARINA POLITIS on 12/05/2014.
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