River landforms and channel quiz

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A quiz which tests your understanding of river landforms
Mr D Bishop
Quiz by Mr D Bishop, updated more than 1 year ago
Mr D Bishop
Created by Mr D Bishop about 10 years ago
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Resource summary

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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