River Geography Quiz

What is formed in the middle course of the river when the erosive power of the river becomes less and the river starts depositing sediments?

• Meanders

• Gorge

• Flood Plain

• Delta

What shape do rivers usually follow in the middle course?

• Straight

• Curved

• Zigzag

• Circular

What is a deep narrow-sided valley made by the down cutting action of the river called?

• Meanders

• Gorge

• Flood Plain

• Delta

What is formed when floods caused during the rainy season and the river deposits sediments, creating vast plains?

• Meanders

• Gorge

• Flood Plain

• Delta

What is the raised area on both sides of the river between which the river flows called?

• Meanders

• Gorge

• Flood Plain

• Natural Levees

What is formed when the river carries a large volume of alluvium and water, and the excess load is deposited?

• Meanders

• Gorge

• Flood Plain

• Sand bars

What are the channels into which the main river channel is divided called?

• Meanders

• Gorge

• Distributaries

• Delta

Where is a delta formed?

• In the middle course of the river

• At the source of the river

• At the mouth of the river

• In the upper course of the river

What is the largest delta in the world?

• Ganga Brahmaputra delta of India

• Nile delta of Egypt

• Mississippi delta of the United States

• Amazon delta of Brazil

What is the process of breaking rocks on the Earth's surface called?

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Weathering

• Transportation