River Characteristics

The area from which water drains into one single river

• Drainage Basin

• Sink

• River Sink

• River Drain

A valley formed by erosion of a river

• U-shaped valley

• V-shaped valley

• X-shaped valley

• A-shaped valley

How many sections is the river divided into?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Where do you find waterfalls?

• Upper course

• Middle Course

• Lower Course

Where do you find deltas?

• Upper Course

• Middle Course

• Lower Course

A bend in a river is known as a...

• Ox-bow Lake

• Waterfall

• Gorge

• Meander

How many rocks there are in the river is known as

• Velocity

• Depth

• Load Quantity

• Load Size

As you go downstream the velocity of the river

• Increases

• Decreases

• Stays the same

As you go downstream the size of the load

• Increases

• Decreases

• Stays the same

The name of the model which explains how rivers change downstream is

• O'Neill Model

• Bradshaw Model

• Simmons Model

• Foreshaw Model