Rivers

Question 1

Features of erosion

Answer 1

Water falls,interlocking spurs and v shaped valleys

Question 2

Features of deposition

Answer 2

Levees and flood plains

Question 3

Features of erosion and deposion

Answer 3

Meanders and oxbow lakes

Question 4

Solution meaning

Answer 4

Rocks such as limestone and soil are dissolved by acids in the water

Question 5

Attrition meaning

Answer 5

Small stones are worn down and broken up as they hit off each other

Question 6

Abrasion meaning

Answer 6

Small stones wear away the banks and bed of the river

Question 7

Hydraulic action meaning

Answer 7

Physical force of the moving water wears away rock and soil from the banks and bed of the river

Question 8

Source meaning

Answer 8

The beginning of a river

Question 9

Course meaning

Answer 9

The route a river takes to the sea

Question 10

Confluence meaning

Answer 10

The point at which 2 rivers join together

Question 11

Tributary meaning

Answer 11

A stream that flows into a lager stream / river

Question 12

Mouth meaning

Answer 12

The point where a river comes to the end and entering the sea

Question 13

Drainage basin meaning

Answer 13

The area of land drained by a river

Question 14

Water shed meaning

Answer 14

The area of high ground which separates 2 drainage basins

Question 15

Estuary meaning

Answer 15

The part of a river mouth that is tidal