TBSHS GCSE Geography: Rivers 3 - Landforms

Name the distinctive landform shown in the image

• Gorge

• Waterfall

• Floodplain

• Interlocking spurs

Common landforms found in the upper course of a river:

• Meanders

• Floodplain

• Waterfalls

• Interlocking spurs

Features associated with the formation of a waterfall:

• Plunge pool

• Meander

• Floodplain

• Gorge

Processes most likely to be associated with the formation of a waterfall:

• Deposition

• Abrasion

• Hydraulic action

• Attrition

Name the landform created due to the following sequence of events:

A waterfall retreats upstream due to erosion of less resistant rock and the subsequent collapse of more resistant rock

• Beach

• River cliff

• Floodplain

• Gorge

Which process is dominant in the formation of waterfalls and gorges?

• Deposition

• Lateral erosion

• Vertical erosion

• Weathering

Name the landform(s) shown in the image

• Floodplain

• Oxbow lake

• Meanders

• Interlocking spurs

Name landforms A and B

• River cliff

• Flood plain

• Interlocking spur

• Point bar

Which process is more important in the formation of meanders?

• Vertical erosion

• Lateral erosion

Characteristics and processes associated with the OUTSIDE bend of a meander:

• Lateral erosion

• Vertical erosion

• Faster water velocity

• Slower water velocity

• Deposition