Rivers

Question 1

Courses: Lower course characteristics

Question 2

Courses: Middle course characteristics

Question 3

Courses: Upper course characteristics

Question 4

Drainage basin features: Mouth

Answer 4

Where the river meets an ocean or lake

Question 5

Drainage basin features: Source

Answer 5

Where the river starts

Question 6

Drainage basin features: Confluence

Answer 6

Where the river joins another river

Question 7

Drainage basin features: Tributary

Answer 7

A smaller river / stream that joins a bigger river

Question 8

Drainage basin features: Watershed

Question 9

Processes in a drainage basin: Overland flow / runoff

Question 10

Processes in a drainage basin: Evaporation

Question 11

Processes in a drainage basin: Groundwater flow

Question 12

Processes in a drainage basin: Infiltration

Question 13

Erosion, transportation, & deposition: Hydraulic action

Question 14

Erosion, transportation, & deposition: Abrasion

Question 15

Erosion, transportation, & deposition: Attrition

Question 16

Erosion, transportation, & deposition: Solution

Question 17

Case study question (Dijle): Describe how rivers can be managed to reduce risk of flooding (5)

Question 18

Case study question (Dijle): Oppurtunities of living close to a river (7)

Question 19

Case study question (Dijle): Hazards of living close to a river (7)

Question 20

Case study question (Dijle): Flood managment (7)

Question 21

Landform 7 markers: Deltas

Question 22

Landform 7 markers: Waterfalls and gorges

Question 23

Landform 7 markers: Levees

Question 24

Landform 7 markers: Meanders and oxbow lakes

Question 25

Landform 5 markers: Waterfalls

Question 26

Landform 5 markers: Gorges

Question 27

Landform 5 markers: Potholes

Question 28

Landform 5 markers: Waterfalls

Question 29

Landform 5 markers: Levees

Question 30

Landform 5 markers: Meanders

Question 31

Types of deltas: Arcuate

Answer 31

Tide dominated.

Question 32

Types of deltas: Bird's foot

Answer 32

River dominated.