River Geography

The start of a river is called the what?

• River summit
• River source
• River start
• River mouth

A river starts very small before getting larger. What is the name given to a small river that joins a larger river?

• Confluence
• Tribunal
• Tributary
• Joiner

What landform can you see in the picture?

• U shaped valley

• V Shaped Valley

• Floodplain

• Waterfall

The removal of soil, rock, or dissolved material from one location on the Earth's surface, and transportation it to another location is called

• sedimentation

• erosion

• deposition

• dissolution

Deposition is when ...

• Sediment is moved along the river.

• Sediment is dropped along the river.

• Sediment is suspended in the water.

• Sediment is move into the ocean.

What landform can you see in the picture?

• Meanders

• Rapids

• Estuary

• V shaped valleys

A meander is best described as ...

• A straight section of the river.
• A winding section of a lake.
• A section of the river that joins another river.
• A winding section of a river.

When the bends of a Meander get close enough they can join, creating a new river path. What is left is called ...

• An oxback lake
• An oxen lake
• An oxcart lake
• An oxbow lake

What two landforms can you see in the picture?

• Meander and V shaped valley

• Waterfall and gorge

• Meander and Ox-bow lake

• Estuary and floodplain

Which of the following landforms is the result of a river carving out land by erosion?

• plain

• valley

• mountain

• canyon