Rivers recall

Identify the name given to the START of a river

• Source

• Mouth

• Meander

• Upper section

Identify the name given to the end of a river

• Source

• Mouth

• Meander

• Lower section

This picture shows the long profile of a river. How many sections do geographers usually break this into?

• 4

• 2

• 3

• 6

Identify the feature that you would not expect to find in the upper course of a river.

• Waterfall

• Source

• V shaped valley

• Delta

Identify the feature that you would not expect to find in the middle course of a river.

• Waterfall

• Meander

• Ox bow lake

• Flood plain

Identify the feature that you would not expect to find in the lower course of a river.

• Delta

• Mouth

• Floodplain

• V-shaped valley

What would you expect to happen to the width of a river as you moved from source to mouth?

• Increase

• Decrease

• Stay the same

What would you expect to happen to the velocity (speed) of the river as you moved from source to mouth?

• Increase

• Decrease

• Stay the same

Identify the name given to a small river joining the main river

• Sub stream

• Tributary

• Adjoining stream

• Cover stream

Identify the name given to the point where two rivers join.

• Confluence

• T-point

• Wet join

• Junction