Introduction to Rivers

A river's ________________ is the starting point of the river.

• source

• triutaries

• mouth

• drainage basin

________________ are streams that flow together to make a river.

• source

• tributaries

• mouth

• drainage basin

The place where the river pours into the ocean or large lake is called the ___________.

• source

• tributaries

• mouth

• drainage basin

The area of land DRAINED by a river system is called the _____________

• drainage basin

• mouth

• tributaries

• source

The steeper the gradient,

• the more energy the land has.

• the more energy the river has.

• the more energy the air has.

• the more energy the sun has.

A river begins at the.....

• Source/Headwater

• Beginning

• Delta

• Reservoir/Lake

What is the name of the loop in a river channel? (This is where river winds back and forth, rather than following a straight course.)

• Delta

• Main River

• Meander

Where is does most of the erosion of a river occur?

• on the outside of a curve

• on the inside of a curve

Where is does most of the deposition occur?

• on the outside of the curve

• on the inside of the curve

Which one is NOT a characteristic of a young river?

• V-shape valley

• low volume of water

• gentle gradient