The Nile helped to build one of the first great ancient civilisations. Which civilisation was it?

• The Mayans

• Ancient Egyptians

• Mesopotamia

• Babylon

The Nile had many uses, but one of the most historically important ones was...

• Water jousting

• Irrigating crops

• Growing papyrus to use as paper

• Settling, rather than being nomadic

The river that passes through Budapest, dividing the city in two is called...

• The Danube

• The Nile

• The Colorado

• The Yellow River

The river that carved out the Grand Canyon is...

• The Great Canyon River

• The Hudson

• The Mississippi

• The Colorado

The river that flows past the Eiffel tower is called The...

• Seine

• Thames

• Rhine

• Danube

Where do rivers come from?

• Lakes

• Marshes

• Natural Springs

• Groundwater stores

• Melting glaciers

Valleys in the upper course of a river are called...

• V shaped valleys

• U shaped valleys

V shaped valleys are formed by what direction of erosion?

• Lateral

• Vertical

Which type of erosion involves air particles being forced into the cracks of rocks?

• Abrasion

• Attrition

• Hydraulic action

• Corrosion

Which type of erosion mainly effects carbonate rocks such as limestone and chalk?

• Corrosion/Solution

• Corrasion/Abrasion

• Attrition

• Hydraulic action