Rivers and River Stages

A river's ________________ is the starting point of the river.

• source

• triutaries

• mouth

• drainage basin

________________ are streams that flow together to make a river.

• source

• tributaries

• mouth

• drainage basin

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The place where the river end in the sea or large lake is called the ___________.

• source

• tributaries

• mouth

• drainage basin

What landform can you see in this picture?

• Waterfall

• V Shaped Valley

• Meander

• Ox-bow lake

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What landform can you see in the picture?

• Meanders

• Rapids

• Estuary

• V shaped valleys

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In a meander, where does water flow fastest?

• The middle of the river

• The outside bend

• The inside bend

Deposition occurs on the...

• Outside bend

• Inside bend

The steepness or vertical drop of a stream or river

• discharge
• runoff
• gradient
• channel

What stage of the river moves the fastest?

• youthful

• mature

• old

• They all move at the same speed

Which of the following is NOT usually found in the youthful stage of a river?

• waterfalls

• rapids

• steep slope

• meanders