Geography Revision KS3

What is the start and the end of the river called?

• Start=Source End=Mouth

• Start=Mouth End=Source

• Start=Is the start End=Is the end

• Trick question

Why does flooding start?

• Saturation

• Deforestation

• Food

• Animals

What is a meander?

• The start of a river

• A steep slope of water (waterfall)

• A river basin

• A curve in a river

What is the watershed in a river basin?

• The main flow of a river

• Boundary of a river basin

• The mouth

• A flood

Where is the fastest and slowest flow in a river?

• A waterfall

• Fastest=A lot of friction Slowest=Where there is no friction

• Fastest=Where there is no friction Slowest=A lot of friction

• Trick question

What is erosion?

• Where new materials build up

• When the river bank and bed are removed by water

• A plunge pool

• Soft rock

True/False? Soft rock erodes before hard rock.

• False

• True

What is the river bank and bed?

• Trick question

• Bank=Bottom of the river Bed=Side of the river

• Bank=Side of the river Bed=Bottom of the river

• When two rivers meet

Why does Bangladesh have often floods?

• They are below sea level

• They are above sea level

• They are at sea level

• Nobody knows!!!

In percent, how much of Bangladesh is flooded a year?

• 18%

• 99.99%

• 2.5%

• 46%