Rivers

Question 1

Source

Answer 1

The beginning of the river

Question 2

Course

Answer 2

Route a river takes to the sea

Question 3

Confluence

Answer 3

The point of witch 2 rivers or streams join together

Question 4

Mouth

Answer 4

The point where a river comes to the end

Question 5

Drainage basjn

Answer 5

The area of land drained by the river

Question 6

Watershed

Answer 6

The are of Hugh ground which separates two drainage basins

Question 7

Estuary

Answer 7

The part of a river mouth that is tidal

Question 8

Youthful stage

Answer 8

Steep
Fast flowing
Low volume of water
Eroisn
V-shaped valley

Question 9

Mature stags

Answer 9

Gentle sloping
River starts to slow down
High volume of water
Eroisn and deposition
Meanders

Question 10

Old stage

Answer 10

Levelling off
Slow moving
Largest volume of water
Deposition
Flood plains

Question 11

Eroisn

Answer 11

The river wears the landscape away

Question 12

Transportation

Answer 12

The river carries the material that it has eroded

Question 13

Deposition

Answer 13

The river drops the material it was carrying

Question 14

Levee

Answer 14

A build up of alluvium on the banks of a river
Caused by floods

Question 15

Example of levees

Answer 15

Lower course of the river liffey

Question 16

In times of a low flood

Answer 16

Material is deposited on river bed. Raises the height of the riverbed

Question 17

In times of high flood

Answer 17

River floods and covers the flood plain, river deposits sediment on the flood plain as slowed down

Question 18

After many floods

Answer 18

River builds a raised bank on either side called levee

Question 19

The heavier material

Answer 19

Is deposited on river banks and lighter material os carried further onto the flood plain

Question 20

Tributary

Answer 20

Small river which flows into the main river

Question 21

Landforms of youthful stage

Answer 21

V-shaped Valley
Waterfalls
Interlocking spurs

Question 22

Landforms of mature stage

Answer 22

Meanders
Oxbow lake

Question 23

Landforms of old stage

Answer 23

Flood plains
Levees

Question 24

Processes of eroisin

Answer 24

Hydraulic action
Abrasion
Attractive
Solution

Question 25

Hydraulic action

Answer 25

Eroisin carried out by the force of the flowing water in the river

Question 26

Abrasion

Answer 26

The river uses its loads to erode fhe bed and banks

Question 27

Attrition

Answer 27

The rivers load is worn down when the pieces collide so that the stones are smoothed and made smaller

Question 28

Solution

Answer 28

Some rocks such as limestone are dissolved in the river