Year 7 Rivers

The name for the place where a river starts

This diagram represents the

• Cross profile of a river

• Long profile of a river

• Course profile of a river

• Short profile of a river

This image would often be found in which section of a river valley?

• Upper

• Middle

• Lower

Interlocking spurs are a landform found close to the mouth of a river

• True

• False

River cliffs are a landform created by erosion. they are most often found in which part of a river valley?

• Upper course

• Middle course

• Lower course

The part of a river which is tidal is known as..

• Tributary

• Estuary

• Source

• Mouth

White water occurs when water is flowing fast because of gravity, this is most likely to occur in which section of a river valley?

• Lower course

• Main Course

• Upper course

• Stater course

A mixture of saltwater and freshwater can be found where a river enters the sea.

What is this known as?

If we travel from the source of a river to the mouth, the river channel will become

• Shallower

• Wider

• Full of large rocks

Why does a river deposit large amounts of sediment close to its mouth?

• The river has lots of energy here and carries many large stones and boulders.

• The river loses energy because it has travelled over a very long distance.

• The river loses energy because it meets the tide and waves from the sea, so it deposits its load.

• The river loses energy because there are lots of tributaries close to the mouth, so it deposits its load.