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Rivers

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1In which stage/course is the source of a river found?
1. AThe upper course
2. BThe middle course
3. CThe lower course
2Features found in the upper course include:
1. AInterlocking spurs
2. BOxbow Lake
3. CWaterfalls
4. DGorges
5. EMeanders
6. FRapids
3This is what causes the river bed to erode in the upper course.
1. ALateral erosion
2. BGorges
3. CVertical erosion
4. DDifferential erosion
4This is the sudden drop along a river’s course. It is where a river plunges [blank_start]vertically[blank_end] downwards over a rock face/cliff. It is formed when there are [blank_start]horizontal[blank_end] bands of [blank_start]resistant[blank_end] rocks (hard rocks) and [blank_start]less resistant[blank_end] rocks (soft rocks). The softer rocks are [blank_start]eroded[blank_end] which leaves a hard ledge over which the river falls.
1. Aresistant
2. Bless resistant
3. Cmore resistant
4. Dvertically
5. Ehorizontally
6. Fhorizontal
7. Geroded
5Label the parts of the river.
1. Asource
2. Bvalley
3. Cupper course
4. Dmiddle course
5. Efloodplain
6. Fdeltas
7. Gwatershed
8. Hmouth
9. Ilower course
10. Jtributaries
6When the base of the waterfall is eroded with hydraulic action it leads to the formation of a plunge pool.
1. ATrue
2. BFalse

Description: Geography Quiz on Rivers, created by Dajaunea Dixon on 24/10/2022.
Author: Dajaunea Dixon
Language: English
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