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GCSE Geography (Rivers and Coasts) Quiz on Questions @back of rivers section, created by ljo99 on 31/03/2016.
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Question 1

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What are the outputs from a drainage basin system?
Answer
  • River mouth
  • Evaporation
  • Transpiration
  • River flow
  • Rainfall

Question 2

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[blank_start]Infiltration[blank_end] - the process by which water enters the soil [blank_start]Percolation[blank_end] - when water moves vertically down through soil and rock [blank_start]Throughflow[blank_end] - water in the soil flows downhill [blank_start]Groundwater flow[blank_end] - water in rock flows downhill [blank_start]Surface runoff[blank_end] - water flows overground [blank_start]Channel flow[blank_end] - flow of water in a river [blank_start]Channel storage[blank_end] - water held in a river [blank_start]Groundwater storage[blank_end] - water stored underground in rocks and soil [blank_start]Water table[blank_end] - upper surface of groundwater [blank_start]Interception[blank_end] - precipitation trapped or stored temporarily on vegetation [blank_start]Surface storage[blank_end] - precipitation stored above the ground, such as puddles, lakes and resevoirs
Answer
  • Infiltration
  • Percolation
  • Throughflow
  • Groundwater flow
  • Surface runoff
  • Channel flow
  • Channel storage
  • Groundwater storage
  • Water table
  • Interception
  • Surface storage

Question 3

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[blank_start]Freeze thaw[blank_end] weathering is the type of mechanical weathering that happens in [blank_start]drainage basins[blank_end]. It happens when the temperature alternates above or below [blank_start]0c[blank_end]. Water gets into the cracks in rocks, which [blank_start]expands[blank_end] when frozen, [blank_start]creating[blank_end] pressure, but [blank_start]contracts[blank_end] when thawing, [blank_start]releasing[blank_end] pressure. After repeats of this process, the cracks [blank_start]widen[blank_end] and the rocks break up.
Answer
  • Freeze thaw
  • Carbonation
  • Biological
  • drainage basins
  • the sea
  • 0c
  • 10c
  • expands
  • shrinks
  • creating
  • releasing
  • contracts
  • expands
  • releasing
  • creating
  • widen
  • shrink

Question 4

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Biological weathering is the breakdown of rocks by erosion
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 5

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What type of weathering occurs when weak carbonic acid reacts with rock that contains calcium carbonate to dissolve the rocks?
Answer
  • Chemical weathering
  • Biological weathering
  • Mechanical weathering

Question 6

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A river's long profile shows the path of the river as it flows downhill, following a course
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 7

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Label the diagram
Answer
  • Upper Course
  • Steep sided, thin channel
  • Mid-Course
  • Developing valley floor, wider channel
  • Lower course
  • Wide flood plains, deep channel

Question 8

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Label the diagram of transportation processes
Answer
  • Suspension
  • Solution
  • Traction
  • Saltation

Question 9

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Deposition occurs when the [blank_start]volume[blank_end] of water in the river falls, the river reaches it's [blank_start]mouth[blank_end], the amount of eroded material [blank_start]increases[blank_end] and the water is [blank_start]shallower[blank_end].
Answer
  • volume
  • mouth
  • shallower
  • increases

Question 10

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Waterfalls form when a river flows over an area of [blank_start]hard rock[blank_end] followed by an area of [blank_start]softer rock[blank_end]. The softer rock is eroded more, so forms a [blank_start]step[blank_end] in the river, eventually forming a waterfall. The hard rock is eventually [blank_start]undercut[blank_end] by erosion as it becomes [blank_start]unsupported[blank_end] and collapses. The collapsed rock swirls around at the bottom creating a [blank_start]plunge pool[blank_end]. As more undercutting occurs, the waterfall [blank_start]retreats[blank_end], creating a [blank_start]gorge[blank_end].
Answer
  • hard rock
  • softer rock
  • step
  • drop
  • undercut
  • unsupported
  • plunge pool
  • river
  • retreats
  • diminishes
  • gorge

Question 11

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Characteristics of interlocking spurs?
Answer
  • Found in upper course of river
  • Found in lower course of river
  • Steep sides so V-shaped valleys
  • Shallow sides so flood plains
  • River meanders around the hills
  • River erodes through the hills
  • The hills interlock
  • The hills are individual

Question 12

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Characteristics of a flood plain?
Answer
  • wide valley floor
  • steep sides
  • meanders across the land
  • travels in a straight direction
  • deposition occurs

Question 13

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Where is erosion more likely to occur in a river?
Answer
  • Outside of a bend
  • Inside of a bend

Question 14

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What is formed when erosion breaks through a river to follow the shortest course?
Answer
  • Ox-Bow lake
  • Delta
  • Gorge

Question 15

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Label the different types of river deltas
Answer
  • Arcuate
  • Cuspate
  • Bird's Foot

Question 16

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Levees are natural embankments along the edges of rivers
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 17

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Label the storm hydrograph
Answer
  • Peak Rainfall
  • Rising Limb
  • Lag time
  • Base Flow
  • Storm Run-off
  • Falling Limb
  • Peak discharge
  • Rainfall (mm)
  • Runoff / Discharge (cumecs)

Question 18

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River discharge is affected by different factors. [blank_start]High rainfall[blank_end] and [blank_start]intense[blank_end] rainfall causes more runoff and a [blank_start]shorter lag[blank_end] time. [blank_start]Impermeable rock[blank_end] and previous wet conditions mean water can't [blank_start]infiltrate[blank_end] to saturated soil, so there's more [blank_start]runoff[blank_end] and shorter lag time. Low and light rainfall causes [blank_start]less[blank_end] runoff and a [blank_start]longer[blank_end] lag time, as well as [blank_start]gentle slopes[blank_end]. More vegetation means more water is [blank_start]interpreted[blank_end] and evaporates, so less water reaches the channel. [blank_start]Throughflow[blank_end] is also slowed by roots, so there's a longer lag time. Urban areas have lots of impermeable rock, [blank_start]increasing[blank_end] discharge. Rural areas have more vegetation, [blank_start]decreasing[blank_end] discharge.
Answer
  • High rainfall
  • intense
  • shorter lag
  • Impermeable rock
  • infiltrate
  • runoff
  • less
  • longer
  • shorter
  • gentle slopes
  • steep slopes
  • interpreted
  • Throughflow
  • increasing
  • decreasing

Question 19

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There are many causes of flooding: P[blank_start]rolonged[blank_end] r[blank_start]ainfall[blank_end], h[blank_start]eavy[blank_end] r[blank_start]ainfall[blank_end], s[blank_start]nowmelt[blank_end], r[blank_start]elief[blank_end] and g[blank_start]eology[blank_end]. Human made causes of flooding are also known, such as d[blank_start]eforestation[blank_end] and u[blank_start]rbanisation[blank_end].
Answer
  • rolonged
  • ainfall
  • eavy
  • ainfall
  • nowmelt
  • elief
  • eology
  • eforestation
  • rbanisation

Question 20

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Advantages of soft engineering?
Answer
  • impacts of flooding are reduced
  • risk of flooding lowered
  • uses natural environment
  • no cost
  • no maintenance

Question 21

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What are the advantages of hard engineering?
Answer
  • effective
  • cheap
  • protects the landscape

Question 22

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Disadvantages of soft engineering?
Answer
  • maintenance needed
  • not immediate
  • expensive

Question 23

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Disadvantages of hard engineering?
Answer
  • unattractive
  • expensive
  • not environmentally friendly
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