River Progress Checklist

Which of the following is NOT a physical feature of a river system?

• Source
• Course
• Mouth
• Tributary

Which of the following river processes involves the movement of sediment along the river bed?

• Eosion
• Transportation
• Deposition
• Weathering

Which of the following landforms is formed by lateral erosion?

• Meander
• Waterfall
• Delta
• Ox-bow lake

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a drainage basin?

• Area of land drained by a river and its tributaries
• Highest point in the drainage basin
• River channel that runs through the drainage basin
• River mouth where the drainage basin ends

Which of the following types of flooding is caused by heavy rainfall over a short period of time?

• Flash Flooding
• Coastal Flooding
• River Flooding
• Groundwater flooding

Which of the following flood management strategies involves building dams and reservoirs to store excess water?

• Flood warnings
• Floodplain
• Hard engineering
• Soft engineering

What causes the formation of a delta.

• Depostion
• Erosion
• Transportation
• All of the above.

What IS NOT a reason to live on a Delta.

• Good land for farming
• Good transport links.
• Regular flooding
• Easy access to the Sea.

What opportunities does the MEKONG Delta provide for its people?

• Plentiful supply of fish
• Plentiful Supply of Rice
• Tourist income
• All

What Year was the Mississippi Flood?

• 1990
• 1994
• 1998
• 1993