Unit 5.3 - Upper Geo

The __________ is the dividing line between one river basin and the next.

• estuary

• confluence

• watershed

• mouth

Which sentence describes a river basin?

• the area in which a river flows

• land from which water drains into a river

• land which may flood when a river overflows

• the wide mouth of a river that flows into the sea

Which sentence describes an estuary?

• the area in which a river flows

• land from which water drains into a river

• land which may flood when a river overflows

• the wide mouth of a river that flows into the sea

Which sentence describes a floodplain?

• land which may flood when a river overflows

• the wide mouth of a river that flows into the sea

• the area in which a river normally flows

• land from which water drains into a river

Which sentence describes a river channel?

• land which may flood when a river overflows

• the wide mouth of a river that flows into the sea

• the area in which a river normally flows

• land from which water drains into a river

What is the place where 2 rivers join called?

• confluence

• mouth

• tributary

• watershed

What is the place where a river flows into a lake or the sea called?

• confluence

• mouth

• tributary

• watershed

What does the long profile of a river show?

• an underwater view

• an aerial view

• a cross-section of the river channel

• a side view showing how the slope changes

What does a cross-section of a river show?

• an underwater view

• an aerial view

• a front view cut across the river channel

• a side view showing how the slope changes

What is the bottom of a river called?

• river course

• river bank

• river basin

• river bed