A River System And River Course

Question 1

Source

Answer 1

Start of a river

Question 2

Mouth

Answer 2

Where a river joins a sea

Question 3

Tributary

Answer 3

Small stream that joins a large river

Question 4

Meander

Answer 4

A sweeping bend in a river

Question 5

Confluence

Answer 5

The point 2 rivers join

Question 6

Water shed

Answer 6

It’s the boundary between one drainage basin and another

Question 7

What are the 3 parts of a river course

Answer 7

Upper. Middle and lower

Question 8

Characteristics of the upper course

Answer 8

The river is :
Shallow
Narrow
Flows through a v shaped valley
Channel is narrow
Load size is at its largest
Waterfalls are found here
Its main features are produced by erosion

Question 9

Characteristics of a middle course

Answer 9

Meanders are here
River is wider
Channel’s wider

Question 10

Characteristics of a lower course

Answer 10

Flat land at either side of the river
Channel is its widest here

Question 11

What are meanders

Answer 11

Bends in a river

Question 12

How are meanders formed?

Answer 12

Through a combo of erosion and deposition

Question 13

What happens in the inside of the bend

Answer 13

Deposition. The river is shallower and creates a river beach/ slip off slope

Question 14

What happens in the outside of a bend

Answer 14

Erosion. The river is deeper and creates a river cliff. That’s lateral erosion (sideways)