Rivers Review

Rivers Review

IGCSE Geography

EOS2 Coverage

• Urbanisation

• Earthquakes and Volcanoes

• Rivers

IGCSE Geography

The exam has 75 marks (25 marks for each part) and will run for 1 hour 45 minutes.

It contains three (3) 7-mark questions.​

Rivers Scope

• What are the main hydrological characteristics and processes that operate within rivers and drainage basins?

• How do rivers erode, transport and deposit?

• What are the main erosional and depositional features associated with rivers?

• What are the advantages and disadvantages of rivers?

• How can the impacts of floods be managed?

Quizizz Review

Top 1, 2 and 3 will receive +1 incentives.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following refers to the wearing away of the Earth's surface by a moving agent such as a river?

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Transportation

• Communication

Multiple Choice

Which of the following refers to the laying down of material carried by rivers o the sea of the reduction of velocity or discharge?

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Transportation

• Communication

Multiple Choice

Which of the following refers to the volume of water passing a certain point per unit of time?

• Refraction

• Velocity

• Discharge

• Friction

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is false?

• Discharge increased downstream

• Gradient decreases downstream

• Load particle size is increased in Upstream

• Water velocity (speed) decreases downstream

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following refers to an area which water supplied by precipitation is transferred to the ocean, a lake or larger stream?

• Drainage basin

• Confluence

• Tributary

• Watershed

Multiple Choice

Which of the following refers to the imaginary lines separating adjacent basins?

• Drainage basin

• Confluence

• Tributary

• Watershed

Multiple Choice

Which of the following refers to the water stored by vegetation?

• Runoff

• Interception

• Precipitation

• Ground water

Multiple Choice

Which of the following refers to the process by which water soaks into the ground?

• Runoff

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Infiltration

Multiple Choice

Which of the following refers to the wearing away of the bed and bank by the load carried by a river?

• Abrasion

• Attrition

• Hydraulic action

• Solution (corrosion)

Multiple Choice

True or false:

Rivers in the upper course typically have a steep gradient and a narrow valley

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or false:

Floodplains and meanders are mostly located in the middle course of a river

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which of the following refers to the flat, low-lying deposit of sediment that is found at a river's mouth?

• Delta

• Mouth

• Levée

• Ox-bow Lake

Multiple Choice

The following are examples of soft engineering, EXCEPT:

• Landslide

• Dam construction

• Afforestation

Multiple Choice

Which of the following refers to the attempts to reduce floods and to divert them away from settlement?

• Hard-resistant design

• Event modification

• Loss sharing and insurance

• Forecasting and warning

Multiple Choice

The picture shows an example of a ...

• Cross-section

• Long Profile

EAL Review

Writing Task

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Describe the main natural features found on the middle valley of a cross-river profile.

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You may use a labelled diagram or diagrams. [7 marks]​

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